JP2006031210A - Destination notice apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a destination carrying device capable of making information into electronic data while securing the easiness of the operation of destination management by a notice board. <P>SOLUTION: This destination notice device equipped with a notice means classified into a plurality of regions is provided with a recognizing means for reading identification information from a storage means installed by an attached member attached to the notice means, and for detecting the attachment position, a region managing means for registering area information associated with each region one by one and a destination managing means for performing destination management based on the region information associated with the attachment position and the identification information. Thus, when a user attaches the attached member in which name information is stored to any region of the notice means classified for each line, the line managing means to which the attached position recognized by the recognizing means and the name information are inputted acquires the destination information corresponding to the attachment position from the region managing means. The destination managing means performs destination management such as calling or the transfer of an electronic mail based on the information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a destination posting apparatus that performs destination management.

  Conventionally, management of each person's destination in the workplace, etc., has been done by posting each person's destination by pasting a magnetic plate with the destination written on a bulletin board such as a whiteboard in which each person's name is written in advance. Has been done. For example, when there is a call at the workplace and the corresponding person is absent, the person who receives the call looks at the bulletin board, confirms the destination of the corresponding person, and performs processing such as forwarding the call.

  However, the destination management using the bulletin board cannot use information on the bulletin board as electronic data. Therefore, instead of the bulletin board, the same management as described above may be performed by inputting each person's schedule into the schedule management program of the personal computer and referring to the screen of the schedule management program.

On the other hand, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like described later, as a method for capturing information written on a whiteboard or the like as electronic data, an image on the whiteboard is scanned with a scanner or the like to copy the information. There are also proposed techniques for projecting the image again on the whiteboard.
JP 2000-127684 A

  In destination management using the schedule management program, each person needs to start the schedule management program and enter the schedule, and each schedule cannot be confirmed without starting the schedule management program. . These operations are time-consuming compared to the ease of operations performed by each person in destination management using the bulletin board.

  Further, in a configuration in which the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1 is applied to a conventional bulletin board and information on the bulletin board is scanned and acquired as electronic data, the bulletin board is used to keep the destination information always up-to-date. It is necessary to scan each time the above information is updated, which is also a laborious operation as compared with the destination management by the bulletin board.

  The present invention has been proposed on the basis of the above-described conventional circumstances, and provides a destination posting apparatus capable of converting information into electronic data while ensuring ease of destination management work using a bulletin board. With the goal.

  The present invention employs the following means in order to achieve the above object. That is, the present invention provides at least one sticking device including a storage unit that stores identification information and an attaching unit that is detachably attached to the posting unit in a destination posting device that includes a posting unit divided into a plurality of regions. Region management in which member information and a recognition means for detecting the sticking position of the sticking member adhering to the posting means and reading the identification information of the sticking member, and region information in a one-to-one correspondence with each region are registered And a destination management means for performing destination management based on the area information corresponding to the pasting position and the identification information.

  Here, the identification information is either name information of each person to be managed or destination information to be managed, and the area information is the other.

  According to the above configuration, when the user pastes the pasting member in which the name information is stored, for example, in any area of the posting unit classified by destination, the recognition unit pastes the pasting position and name of the pasting member. Recognize information. The destination management means to which the name information recognized by the recognition means and the pasting position of the pasting member are input is obtained by acquiring the area information corresponding to the pasting position (in this case, the destination information) from the area management means. The destination information corresponding to this can be acquired. The destination management means performs destination management such as transfer of telephone calls and e-mails based on the acquired information.

  The storage means may be a non-contact type information recording medium such as an IC tag, for example. In this case, the recognition means has a non-contact type information recording medium reading means such as an IC tag reader arranged in an array on the posting means. It is sufficient to adopt a configuration arranged in the above.

  In this way, the user can easily send the destination information electronically by simply pasting a sticking member such as a name plate on which the name information of each person is stored on the posting means, like a conventional bulletin board. It can be recorded and used as data.

  The region information may be registered in advance in the region management unit, but the region information is acquired from the sticking member storing the region information through the recognition unit and registered in the region management unit. Also good. In this way, it is possible to easily change the area information.

  According to the present invention, as with a conventional destination bulletin board, for example, each person to be managed and each person's destination can be converted into electronic data by a simple operation of sticking a plate-like sticking member to the posting means. It can be acquired, and various destination management such as telephone and mail transfer can be easily performed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overview of the posting means 1 provided in the destination posting device 10 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an overview of the sticking member 2 attached to and detached from the posting means 1. FIG. 3 is a principal functional block diagram of the destination notice device 10. In the following, it is assumed that each person to be managed manages where in the workplace (specifically, on which floor).

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), the destination posting device 10 of the present invention is affixed with a plate-like sticking member 2 (2a to 2e) on which information such as name and destination is written, as in a conventional destination bulletin board. A plate-like posting means 1 to be attached is provided. The posting means 1 has a posting surface 11 to which an attaching means such as a magnet or a hook-and-loop fastener can be attached. For example, when the attachment means is a magnet, the posting surface 11 has a structure made of a material including a ferromagnetic material. When the attachment means is a surface fastener, the surface fastener corresponding to the surface fastener is It has a configuration in which an appropriate interval is provided so that the sticking member 2 can be supported.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the sticking member 2 has, for example, a rectangular plate shape, and a non-contact information recording medium 21 (storage means) such as an IC tag is provided therein. In this non-contact information recording medium 21, identification information such as name information indicating the name of each person to be managed or destination information indicating the destination is stored for each sticking member 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), an attachment means 22 corresponding to the posting surface 11 such as a magnet or a surface fastener is provided on one surface of the sticking member 2, and the other surface 23 has As shown in FIG. 2A, identification information such as name and destination stored in the non-contact information recording medium 21 is described as characters that can be visually recognized by the user. In the example of FIG. 2, “name 1” written on the surface of the sticking member 2 is stored in the non-contact information recording medium 21 as identification information.

  Now, the destination notice device 10 reads the information stored in the non-contact information recording medium 21 built in the sticking member 2 attached to the notice surface 11 and recognizes the sticking position of the sticking member 2. Means 3 are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the recognition means 3 includes a plurality of information reading means 31 arranged in an array at predetermined intervals over the entire area of the posting surface 11 on the surface (or inside) of the posting means 1. Composed. And the recognition means 3 drives each information reading means 31 in order with the sticking member 2 affixed on the posting surface 11, and makes the identification information memorize | stored in the non-contact-type information recording medium 21 read. At this time, when the non-contact type information storage medium 21 (the pasting member 2) exists in the vicinity of the driven information reading unit 31, the information reading unit 31 can acquire the identification information, and the non-contact type information is in the vicinity. If the recording medium 21 does not exist, identification information cannot be acquired. That is, the position of the information reading means 31 that has been able to read the identification information is recognized as the sticking position of the sticking member 2.

  For example, when the non-contact information recording medium 21 is an RF-ID tag that uses microwaves for reading information, an RF-ID tag reader that transmits and receives the microwaves is used as the information reading unit 31. Here, the arrangement interval of the RF-ID tag readers is determined by the position detection resolution of the sticking means 2 and may be arbitrarily arranged according to the desired resolution. However, the identification information stored in the RF-ID tag needs to be readable by at least one RF-ID tag reader, and the same RF-ID is used for facilitating specification of the attaching position of the attaching means 2. The number of RF-ID tag readers that read ID tag identification information is preferably as small as possible. For this reason, in the example of FIG. 1B, the maximum distance at which the RF-ID tag and the RF-ID tag reader can communicate is slightly larger than ½ of the diagonal length of the square formed by the adjacent information reading means 31. A large distance is set. Note that such adjustment of the communicable distance may be performed, for example, by adjusting the reception sensitivity of the RF-ID tag reader.

  By the way, as shown to Fig.1 (a), the posting surface 11 of the posting means 1 is divided into a some area | region. Each of these areas is classified by registering coordinate information of each area in the area management means 5 shown in FIG. Note that the area management means 5 and the destination management means 4 described later shown in FIG. 3 are configured as a microcomputer including a CPU and a memory, and software executed on these hardware.

  In the present embodiment, in order to facilitate coordinate input and area management, the smallest unit for dividing the area is a small square block divided by the adjacent information reading means 31. Each of these small blocks is given a block number in which the row number L and the column number M shown in FIG. 1B are combined, and two small blocks located at the diagonal ends (FIG. 1B). The block number is indicated by hatching) as the area coordinate information from the input means 7 such as a keyboard or a liquid crystal touch panel, so that each area can be registered in the area management means 5. That is, in the example of FIG. 1B, block numbers A1 and D15 corresponding to the first area 1a, block numbers corresponding to the second area 1b, E1 and I8, and blocks corresponding to the third area 1c. An area can be registered by inputting a number, E9, and I15.

  At this time, the area management unit 5 generates, for example, an area management table T1 shown in FIG. 4 and manages each area in a one-to-one correspondence with the area information. Here, the area information is information given to each area, and FIG. 4 shows a state where the destination indicated by each area is registered.

  As described above, the posting surface 11 is divided into a plurality of areas. However, it is necessary that the user can easily recognize how the posting surface 11 is divided. For example, the bulletin board 11 may be configured as a whiteboard so that a person who divides the area may write a dividing line corresponding to each registered area. An appropriate number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) 12 are arranged at the boundary, and the LED 12 located on the division line of the region is automatically turned on based on the coordinate information registered by the region management means 5. In FIG. 1A, only the LED 12 that is lit is shown by a white circle. In addition, in FIG. 1B, in addition to the lit LED 12, a part of the LED 12 that is not lit (only the range from block numbers I1 to I5 in the region 1b) is indicated by a cross.

  Next, the operation of the destination posting device 10 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, and 5.

  For example, the destination management means 4 is connected to the recognition means 3 at a certain time interval or when the attachment / detachment of the sticking member 2 is detected by a vibration sensor or a pressure sensor (not shown) arranged in the posting means 1. An information reading instruction is output.

  The recognizing means 3 to which the information reading instruction is input first acquires the coordinate information of the first area 1a registered in the area managing means 5, and obtains 3 × 15 information reading means 31 located in the area. It identifies (FIG. 5 S1). In the present embodiment, the information reading means 31 positioned on the dividing line that divides each region is not used for reading the identification information because it does not participate in the position detection of the sticking member 2. In addition, as described above, the information reading unit 31 does not read the identification information of the storage unit 21 located at a distance more than the distance from the adjacent information reading unit 31, so that the information reading unit 31 on the division line is not used. By using it, reading of the information of the memory | storage means 21 of the sticking member 2 stuck on the adjacent area | region is reliably prevented.

  Next, the recognition unit 3 drives one of the specified information reading units 31 (S2 in FIG. 5), and reads the identification information stored in the non-contact information recording medium 21 of the pasting unit 2. (FIG. 5 S3). At this time, when the information reading means 31 cannot acquire the identification information (S4 No in FIG. 5), the recognition means 3 drives the next information reading means 31 without performing any particular processing, and reads the identification information. (FIG. 5, S7 Yes → S2 → S3).

  On the other hand, when the information reading unit 31 acquires, for example, the identification information “name 1” of the sticking member 2a shown in FIG. 1 (S4 Yes in FIG. 5), the identification information “name 1” is detected in the first area 1a. The destination management unit 4 determines whether or not the identification information is already processed identification information that has already been read (S5 in FIG. 5).

  At this time, the destination management means 4 acquires the area information “floor A” corresponding to the first area 1 a from the area management means 5, and sets the information pair consisting of the identification information “name 1” and the area information “floor A”. Is generated. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the destination management means 4 associates identification information (name information in this case) and area information (in this case destination information) in a one-to-one correspondence in the destination management table T2. Destination management is performed by registering, and the destination management unit 4 compares the information pair registered in the destination management table T2 with the information pair generated based on the information input from the recognition unit 3. The above determination is made. That is, when the same information pair is registered in the destination management table T2, it is determined that the process has already been performed (S5 Yes in FIG. 5), and when the same information pair does not exist, it is determined that the process has not been performed ( FIG. 5 S5 No).

  When the destination management unit 4 determines that the input identification information is unprocessed (S5 in FIG. 5), the destination management unit 4 sets an information pair including the identification information “name 1” and the area information “floor A” as the destination. Register as a new record in the management table T2. At this time, when there is an information pair having the same identification information only in the destination management table T2, the destination management means 4 deletes this registered information pair. Then, the destination management means 4 that has completed registration of the information pair instructs the recognition means 3 to continue reading information (S6 in FIG. 5).

  On the other hand, when the identification information is already processed (S5 Yes in FIG. 5), the destination management means 4 instructs the recognition means 3 to continue reading information.

  The recognizing unit 3 that has received the instruction to continue reading information drives the next information reading unit 31 to read the identification information (FIG. 5, S7 Yes → S2 → S3).

  If it carries out as mentioned above, the identification information of the sticking member 2a shown to Fig.1 (a) will be acquired by the four information reading means 31 located in the periphery, but the identification information was read in the earliest After the information of the information reading means 31 is registered, the identification information read thereafter is determined to be already processed, so that the problem that the identification information is registered redundantly does not occur.

  The above processing is repeated, and when the information reading by the information reading means 31 existing in the area 1a is completed (No in S7 in FIG. 5), the recognition means 3 notifies the destination management means 4 to that effect. At this time, the destination management means 4 deletes the information pair having the area information of the area 1a from the destination management table T2 even though the information is not detected in the area 1a in the above information reading (S8 in FIG. 5). . That is, when the pasting member 2 pasted to the area 1a at the time of the previous information acquisition is removed at the time of the current information acquisition (when the destination is changed), the information pair is deleted from the destination management table T2. To do. In this process, since the information pair acquired by the information reading process of the area 1a is registered as a new record, a record in which “floor A” is registered as area information other than these records is detected. Can be executed.

  Subsequently, the recognition unit 3 acquires the region information of the next region (here, the second region 1b) from the region management unit 5, and performs the same processing on the 4 × 7 information reading units 31 belonging to the region 1b. It performs (FIG. 5 S9 Yes-> S1).

  When the above processing is repeatedly executed and the recognition unit 3 completes reading of information for all the areas (No in FIG. 5 S9), in the example shown in FIG. The pasting members 2b and 2d are sequentially detected in the area 1c, and the destination management table T2 shown in FIG. 6 is completed. The recognizing unit 3 notifies the destination managing unit 4 that the information reading has been completed for the entire area of the posting surface 11.

  Receiving the notification, the destination management means 4 performs various destination management based on the updated destination management table T2 (S10 in FIG. 5).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the destination management means 4 sends a telephone call addressed to each person registered in the destination management table T2 to the telephone exchange 91 connected by the network 8 via the transmission / reception means 6. Set to forward to the extension number corresponding to the destination, or forward the delivered mail to the personal computer of each person registered in the destination management table T2 to the personal computer corresponding to each destination Make settings. Note that such transfer destinations are separately registered in the destination management means 4. In addition to the destination management table T2, the destination management means 4 holds a list of each person to be managed, and when performing the transfer setting, those who are not registered in the destination management table T2 It is preferable to adopt a configuration for canceling transfer.

  As described above, according to the present invention, each person to be managed and each person's destination can be managed by a simple operation of sticking a plate-like sticking member to the posting means, like a conventional destination bulletin board. Can be acquired as electronic data, and various destination management such as telephone and mail transfer can be easily performed.

  In the above description, the configuration has been described in which the posting surface 11 is divided into a plurality of areas based on the destination, and the pasting member 2 in which the name information of each person is registered as the identification information is pasted in the area. Is not limited to the above configuration, and can be arbitrarily designed within the scope of the effects of the present invention.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the same effect can be obtained even when the posting surface 11 is divided into a plurality of regions based on each person and the pasting member 2 in which the destination information is stored as identification information is pasted.・ Effects can be achieved.

  Moreover, it is good also as a structure which registers only an area | region in the area | region management means 5, and acquires area | region information from the sticking member 2 affixed on the posting means 1. FIG. For example, in FIG. 7B, the destination information, which is area information, is acquired from the affixing members 2f, 2g, and 2h that are affixed to each area. In this case, the pasting members 2f, 2g, and 2h are stored together with flag information indicating that the stored identification information is region information, thereby easily identifying the pasting member 2 having the region information. It becomes possible to do.

  Furthermore, the process of acquiring the identification information of the sticking member 2 attached to the posting means 11 is not limited to the above, and for example, instead of the configuration in which the recognition means 3 causes the information reading means to acquire the identification information for each area. The identification information is acquired over the entire area of the posting means 11, and the destination management means determines the area to which the information reading means that has acquired the information belongs based on the area information registered in the area management means, and the destination management table It is possible to obtain the same operation and effect as a configuration for creating the.

  The present invention has the effect that each person to be managed and each person's destination can be converted into electronic data by a simple operation of sticking a plate-like sticking member similar to a conventional bulletin board to the posting means. Useful for fields that use management information.

The outline figure of the bulletin board means of this invention. The general-view figure of the pasting member of the present invention. The principal part functional block diagram of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the area | region management table of this invention. The flowchart of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the destination management table of this invention. The general-view figure of the other posting means of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Posting means 2 Sticking member 3 Recognition means 4 Destination management means 5 Area management means 8 Network 10 Destination posting device 21 Storage means (non-contact information recording medium)
22 Adhering means 31 Information reading means (non-contact information recording medium reading device)
91 (extension telephone) switch 92 personal computer

Claims (6)

In a destination notice device provided with notice means divided into a plurality of areas,
At least one sticking member comprising storage means for storing identification information and attachment means detachably attached to the posting means;
Recognizing means for detecting the pasting position of each sticking member attached to the posting means, and for reading the identification information of each sticking member;
Area management means for registering area information associated with each of the areas on a one-to-one basis;
Destination management means for performing destination management based on the area information corresponding to the pasting position and the identification information;
A destination notice device characterized by comprising:   The destination posting device according to claim 1, wherein the area information is registered based on identification information of a sticking member attached to a corresponding area.   The destination notice device according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is name information, and the area information is destination information.   The destination posting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the identification information is destination information, and the area information is name information.   5. The destination according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit is a non-contact type information recording medium, and the recognition unit is a reading unit of a non-contact type information recording medium arranged in an array on the posting unit. Posting device. The destination notice device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the destination management means performs destination management for transferring a telephone call and / or an electronic mail to a transfer destination associated with destination information.

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