JP4748151B2 - Terminal device and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a terminal device in which a user is registered in advance and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded .

There is known an application that displays a destination by setting a user's destination in a screen saver or the like. In an application that displays the destination on such a screen saver or the like, it is necessary for the user to input and set the destination in advance through the screen interface of the computer.
Also, a technique is known in which a card is carried, a transmission signal from the card is received by a sensor installed in an office or a conference room, and user status information is transmitted to a server. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-057218 A

  Even if the user himself / herself inputs the destination through the computer screen interface in advance, if the user leaves the seat without entering the destination due to a sudden meeting or the destination is suddenly changed, the destination guidance display is displayed. It became meaningless, and it was not possible to guarantee that the input destination was the correct destination. Furthermore, in the case of receiving the outgoing signal from the card and transmitting the user status information to the server, the user inputs status information such as during a business trip, and the input operation is only troublesome. In addition, the user is not always present at the destination, and the state information becomes meaningless.

An object of the present invention is to enable the terminal device to immediately know where the user is located when the user registered in the terminal device is not in the vicinity of the terminal device. It is.

Claim 1 is a terminal device in which a user is registered in advance in association with the user, and when there is no user operation on the terminal device for a predetermined time, the user registered in association with the terminal device is A determination unit that determines whether or not the terminal device is in the vicinity, and a current position where the user is currently present when the determination unit determines that the user registered in association with the terminal device is not in the vicinity. And the position search means for searching for the current position of the user by the position search means, and if it is determined that the current position can be searched, the position search means display control means for displaying the location message indicating a location in the terminal device, characterized by comprising a.

According to the present invention, when the user registered in the terminal device is not in the vicinity of the terminal device, the terminal device can immediately know where the user is.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a system to which a management device and a terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention are applied.

  The entrance management server 10 as the management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of entrance check devices 20 and a plurality of user terminals 30 as terminal devices according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Are connected via the LAN 40.

  Here, the entrance check device 20 is a terminal device for performing ID verification when the user enters a conference room or the like, and is also a position input terminal device for notifying the user's destination simultaneously with various checks. . In the first embodiment, the entrance check device 20 is installed for each room, but is provided for each building including a plurality of rooms or for each facility including a plurality of buildings. Of course, it is good.

  Further, the room entry management server 10 collects user information from the room entry check device 20 set at each location, specifies the location of the user's destination from the set position information of the room entry check device 20 and manages the data. Computer.

  The user terminal 30 is a computer used by each individual user for daily work, and is usually in front of the computer. Further, the entrance management server 10 is connected via the LAN 40, and when the destination information of the user is input from the entrance check device 20 to the entrance management server 10, the location information is transferred from the entrance management server 10 to the user terminal 30. Come. In the user terminal 30, the display information of the screen saver is changed according to the transferred location information, and the changed destination is displayed on the display unit of the user terminal 30 as a screen saver. Details of these operations will be described later.

  A user table 15A and a room / facility table 15B are connected to the room entry management server 10.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the user table 15A is a table in which an authentication ID and a destination are defined for each user. Here, the authentication ID is the number of the ID card possessed by the user that is read by the room entry check device 20, but the user can be identified by the room entry check device 20 such as a password or fingerprint manually entered by the user. Anything is acceptable. Further, the destination is a device ID for specifying the user terminal 30 to which the location information is to be transmitted. In addition, for example, when it is desired to inform a predetermined user such as a boss of the user, The mail address of such a predetermined user can also be stored. As described above, a plurality of destinations can be set.

  Moreover, the facility table 15B is a table in which the location name is defined in association with the room ID that identifies each of the room entry check devices 20, as shown in FIG.

  Actually, as shown in FIG. 2A, the room entry management server 10 includes a CPU 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, a printing unit 14, a storage device 15, a RAM 16, a transmission control unit 17, and the like.

  Here, the CPU 11 is a control unit that controls the entire room management server.

  The input unit 12 includes a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse. The display unit 13 is a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and the printing unit 14 is a printer.

  The storage device 15 is a hard disk, a ROM, or the like. The storage device 15 stores in advance processing programs, application programs, various data, and the like of the room management server executed by the CPU 11. The user table 15A, room, and facility table 15B are stored in the storage device 15.

  The RAM 16 includes an area such as a work area used by the CPU 11 during program execution.

  The transmission control unit 17 transmits / receives data to / from another device connected via the LAN 40 or a public line (not shown).

  The program, data, and the like stored in the storage device 15 may be read from a storage medium 50 such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or an optical (magnetic) disk, or the transmission control unit 17 may execute the LAN 40 or Of course, it may be received from another device connected via the public line and stored in this.

  Similarly to the room entry management server 10, the user terminal 30 also has a CPU 31, an input unit 32, a display unit 33, a printing unit 34, a storage device 35, a RAM 36, a transmission control unit, as shown in FIG. 37 or the like.

  Here, the CPU 31 is a control unit that controls the entire user terminal. The input unit 32 includes a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse, the display unit 33 is a CRT or a liquid crystal display, and the printing unit 34 is a printer.

  The storage device 35 is a hard disk, a ROM, or the like. In the storage device 35, processing programs, application programs, various data, and the like of the user terminal executed by the CPU 31 are stored in advance. The RAM 36 includes an area such as a work area used by the CPU 31 during program execution.

  The transmission control unit 37 transmits / receives data to / from another device connected via the LAN 40 or a public line (not shown).

  The program, data, etc. stored in the storage device 35 may be read from a storage medium 50 such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or an optical (magnetic) disk, or the LAN 40 or Of course, it may be received from another device connected via the public line and stored in this.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described.
FIG. 3A is an operation flowchart of the room entry check device 20.
In other words, this room check device 20 is normally waiting for input of an ID card possessed by the user, and when there is an input of the ID card (step S11), the user name stored in the ID card is stored. The information such as the authentication ID and the destination is read (step S12). Then, the room ID assigned to the room check device 20 is added to the read information, and an authentication request is sent to the room management server 10 (step S13).

  Thereafter, a response from the room entry management server 10 is received, and if it is an OK response (step S14), a message indicating entry permission is displayed on a display unit (not shown) provided in the room entry check device 20 (step S14). S15), unlocking the door and opening the door (step S16). Then, after the user enters the room through the door, the door is closed and locked (step S17). After that, the process returns to step S11 and waits for input of an ID card.

  If the response from the entry management server 10 is not an OK response (step S14), a message indicating entry prohibition is displayed on the display unit (not shown) (step S18). After that, the process returns to step S11 and waits for input of an ID card.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the room entry management server 10. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage device 15 or the storage medium 50 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 11.

  That is, the room entry management server 10 is normally waiting to receive an authentication request in step S13 in the operation of the room entry check device 20, and when the authentication request is received (step S21), it is transmitted along with it. Information such as the room ID, the user name, the authentication ID, and the destination is received (step S22). Then, the user is identified by the received user name (step S23), and the validity is checked by comparing the authentication ID stored in the user table 15A corresponding to the user with the received authentication ID ( Step S24).

  As a result of the validity check, if the authentication is not OK (step S25), an NG response is transmitted to the room entry check device 20 which is the requester of the room entry authentication request (step S26). Then, the process returns to step S21 to wait for reception of an authentication request. The room entry check device 20 that has received this NG response outputs a room entry prohibition message as described above.

  On the other hand, when the authentication is successful as a result of the validity check (step S25), an OK response is transmitted to the room entry check device 20 that has requested the room entry authentication request (step S27). The room entry check device 20 that has received this OK response outputs a room entry permission message and opens the door as described above.

  The room entry management server 10 searches the room / facility table 15B for the location name based on the received room ID after transmitting the OK response (step S28). Thereafter, it is determined by referring to the user table 15A whether or not a delivery destination is set for the specified user (step S29).

  Here, if the destination is set, all the set destinations are read (step S30). If no destination is set, it is further determined whether or not there is a destination in the information received from the room check device 20 (step S31), and the destination is also included in the received information. If not, the process returns to step S21 to wait for reception of an authentication request. On the other hand, when the destination is included in the received information, all the destinations included in the received information are read (step S32).

  Thus, if the destination is read in step S30 or S32, the type of the read destination is then determined (step S33).

  Here, if the destination is the device ID of the user terminal 30, a setting request is transmitted to the user terminal 30 specified by the device ID (step S34), followed by the user name and the above search. The location name is transmitted (step S35). If another device ID is still included in the destination (step S36), the process returns to step S34. Thus, when transmission to all the set user terminals 30 is completed, the process returns to step S21 and waits for reception of an authentication request.

  If the destination determined in step S33 is a mail address, a message with a user name and a location name is created (step S37), and all mail addresses included in the read destination are set as destinations. After setting (step S38), the created message is sent by mail (step S39). After that, the process returns to step S21 to wait for receiving an authentication request.

  FIG. 3B is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the user terminal 30 when the setting request in step S34 is received. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage device 35 or the storage medium 50 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 31.

  That is, first, following the setting request, the user name and the location name transmitted from the room entry management server 10 in step S35 are received (step S41), and a message based on the received user name and location name is created (step S41). Step S42). Then, the created message is set as a screen saver (step S43), and the screen saver is activated (step S44). Thereafter, as is well known, in response to some operator operation (step S45), the screen saver is released (step S46), and the operation corresponding to the setting request is terminated.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, there is an effect that the destination can be automatically set to the screen saver without setting the screen saver every time, and the reliable location information can be set.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In the first embodiment, an entrance check device 20 for entering a special place such as a conference room is provided as an input terminal for location information, and the destination is specified by inputting an ID card to the entrance check device 20 The screen saver of the user terminal 30 has been set.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5A, the second embodiment uses a portable input terminal device, for example, a user mobile phone 60 such as a PHS, as an input terminal for location information. Is. This makes it possible to set a destination that is finer than the transmission position of the radio wave without limiting the installation position of the input terminal. In this case, the room entry management server 10 becomes the base station 70, performs the process of specifying the position of the user mobile phone 60, and transfers the position information to the user terminal 30 which is a personal computer.

  In the second embodiment, the user terminal 30 is connected to the schedule schedule table 35A describing the user's action schedule (actually, the schedule schedule table 35A is stored in the user terminal 30). Stored in device 35). When the location information cannot be obtained using the user mobile phone 60, the current location of the user is read from the schedule schedule table 35A and the screen saver is set.

  FIG. 5B and FIG. 6 are a series of flowcharts for explaining such an operation in the user terminal 30. A program for realizing each function described in this flowchart is stored in the storage device 35 or the storage medium 50 in the form of a program code readable by the CPU 31.

  That is, first, it is determined whether or not the operator has operated the input unit 32 (step S51). When any operation is performed, processing corresponding to the operation is executed (step S52), and the process returns to step S51. If no operation is performed, it is determined whether or not the state has continued for a predetermined time (step S53). If the predetermined time has not yet elapsed, the process returns to step S51.

  When a predetermined time has passed without any operation, it is first determined whether or not an ID card possessed by each user can be detected (step S54). That is, although not specifically shown here, the user terminal 30 can detect whether an ID card exists within a predetermined distance by radio or infrared, or can be detected by inserting an ID card. An ID card detection device is connected, and the user terminal 30 can identify which user is operating the user terminal 30 based on the output of the ID card detection device.

  That is, when the ID card can be detected, the user ID is read (step S55), and the user of the exclusive user set in advance that the read user ID exclusively uses the user terminal 30 is read. It is determined whether or not it matches the ID (step S56). If the two match, the occupied user is in the vicinity of the user terminal 30 but is not operating for some reason. Therefore, the screen saver is activated by a normal screen saver such as an image set in advance by the user. (Step S57). Thereafter, in response to some operation (step S58), the screen saver is released (step S59), and the process returns to step S51.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S54 that the ID card cannot be detected, or if it is determined that the user ID of the ID card detected in step S56 does not match the user ID of the occupied user, the storage device 35 The telephone call for the location search is made to the telephone number of the user mobile phone 60 of the occupied user stored in advance (step S60). As a result, it is determined whether or not the position information can be acquired from the base station 70 (step S61). If the position information can be acquired, the position information is information on latitude and longitude. A location attraction corresponding to the position information is searched from a conversion table (not shown) stored in the storage device 35 (step S62), and the location attraction is acquired (step S63). In this case, the conversion table is not only stored in the storage device 35 but also provided in the form of the storage medium 50 or can be retrieved from the transmission control unit 37 over the Internet or the like.

  Then, a location message with the acquired location name is created (step S64), the created location message is set as a screen saver (step S65), and the screen saver is activated (step S66). Thereafter, the process returns to step S58.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S61 that the position information could not be acquired from the base station 70, the schedule setting at the current date and time according to the schedule schedule table 35A is checked (step S37). As a result, it is determined whether or not the location name has been acquired (step S68). If the location name can be acquired from the schedule schedule table 35A, the process returns to step S64 to generate a location message with the location name acquired from the schedule schedule table 35A and display it on the screen saver. If the location name cannot be obtained from the schedule schedule table 35A, a predetermined absence message is created (step S69), and the process returns to step S65 to display the created absence message on a screen saver.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, by using the user mobile phone 60 as an input terminal for the location information, the installation position of the input terminal is not limited, and is finer than the radio wave transmission position. The destination can be set. Further, when the location by the user mobile phone 60 cannot be obtained, the location information is further obtained from the schedule schedule table 35A, so that the destination is automatically set in the screen saver without setting the screen saver every time. Yes, you can set certain location information.

(A) is a figure which shows the structure of the system to which the management apparatus and terminal device which concern on the 1st Embodiment of this invention were applied, (B) is a figure which shows the structure of the user table in (A), (C) is a diagram showing the configuration of the room and facility table in (A). (A) is a block block diagram of the entrance management server in (A) of FIG. 1 as a management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and (B) is the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a block block diagram of the user terminal in (A) of Drawing 1 as a terminal unit concerning. (A) is an operation | movement flowchart of the entrance check apparatus in (A) of FIG. 1, (B) is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement in a user terminal when a setting request is received. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of an entrance management server. (A) is a figure which shows the structure of the system with which the terminal device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention was applied, (B) is a series of flowcharts explaining operation | movement in the user terminal in (A). It is a figure which shows the first half part. It is a figure which shows the latter half part of a series of flowcharts which demonstrate operation | movement in the user terminal in (A) of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Entrance management server 11, 31 CPU
12, 32 Input unit 13, 33 Display unit 14, 34 Printing unit 15, 35 Storage device 15A User table 15B Facility table 16, 36 RAM
17, 37 Transmission control unit 20 Entrance check device 30 User terminal 35A Schedule schedule 50 Storage medium 60 User mobile phone 70 Base station

Claims (4)

A terminal device in which a user is registered in advance,
A discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the user registered in association with the terminal device is in the vicinity of the terminal device when there is no user operation on the terminal device for a predetermined time;
When it is determined that the user registered in association with the terminal device is not in the vicinity by the first determination unit, a position search unit for searching for a current position where the user is present;
It is determined whether or not the position search of the current position of the user is possible by the position search means, and if it is determined that the search of the current position is possible, a location message indicating the location of the searched current position is sent to the terminal Display control means for displaying on the device;
Terminal characterized by comprising a. Schedule storage means for storing the user's schedule;
Second determination means for determining whether or not the current position of the user can be estimated from the schedule content corresponding to the current date and time in the schedule stored in the schedule storage means;
Further comprising
The display control means displays a location message indicating the location of the current position estimated from the schedule on the terminal device when it is determined that the second determination means can estimate.
The terminal device according to claim 1. Schedule storage means for storing the user's schedule;
When it is determined that the current position of the user cannot be searched, the display control unit determines whether or not the current position of the user can be estimated based on the schedule stored in the schedule storage unit. When it is determined that estimation is possible, a location message indicating the location of the current location estimated from the schedule is displayed on the terminal device.
The terminal device according to claim 1. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for controlling a computer of a terminal device registered in advance by a user is recorded,
The computer,
Determining means for determining whether or not the user registered in association with the terminal device is in the vicinity of the terminal device when there is no user operation on the terminal device for a predetermined time;
When it is determined by this determination means that the user registered in association with the terminal device is not in the vicinity, a position search means for searching for a current position where the user is present;
It is determined whether or not the position search of the current position of the user is possible by the position search means, and if it is determined that the search of the current position is possible, a location message indicating the location of the searched current position is sent to the terminal Display control means for displaying on the device;
A computer-readable recording medium in which a program for functioning as a computer is recorded.

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