KR20180129374A - Method and system for managing attendance using messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for managing time and attendance using a messenger. The time attendance management method includes the steps of: setting time attendance time information related to a user to which an account is registered on a messenger including a time attendance management function; And transmitting a request message for time attendance recording through the communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the user, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance on the basis of the time and attendance time information, .

Description

[0001] METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ATTENDANCE USING MESSENGER [0002]

The following description relates to a technique for managing attendance using a chatbot.

Personnel / labor management is a series of systematic management activities aimed at maximizing the potential of employees, who are the human resources of a company, so that they can achieve their utmost achievement and that they gain satisfaction as a human being. The main function of HR / HR management is to effectively measure the performance, productivity, and cost. For this purpose HR / HR management system, which is one of the core functions of ERP, . Therefore, a time and attendance management system that manages working time through accurate performance measurement needs a technique for accurately and effectively measuring and managing the time for providing work.

For example, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2003-0034704 (published on May 09, 2003) entitled " Access and Time Attendance Management System and Method using Bluetooth " And access information including employee information and time information of an employee who entered and exits the door, and manages the state of attendance of each employee.

And provides a method and system that can more conveniently manage the user's attendance information by using a chatbot as an interactive messenger.

A method and system for automatically requesting a user to input a T < / RTI > state even if the user does not express the intention to input the T ' t time first.

The present invention provides a method and system for managing position information related to attendance time together with attendance record.

A time attendance management method implemented by a computer, the method comprising: setting time attendance time information related to a user registered with an account on a messenger including a time attendance management function; And transmitting a request message for time attendance recording through the communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the user, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance on the basis of the time and attendance time information, The method comprising the steps of:

According to an aspect of the present invention, the setting step may set the attendance time information for each attendance type.

According to another aspect, the setting step may set the time and attendance time information using the time information designated by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the setting step may set the time and attendance time information using a result of learning or calculation based on the user's previous time and attendance processing history.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the setting step includes setting time position information related to the user, and the transmitting step may include: when the user is close to the position based on the time and attendance position information, A request message for the attendance record can be transmitted through a communication session.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a method for processing a time and attendance record of the user using a reception time of a response message when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session .

According to another aspect, the processing step may record the reception time of the response message by matching with the information of the user.

According to another aspect, the response message includes information on the attendance type, and the processing may process the attendance type of the corresponding type according to the information on the attendance type included in the response message.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the response message includes positional information related to the user, and the processing includes matching the reception time of the response message and the positional information included in the response message with the information of the user can do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of processing may include transmitting a TAC processing result message through the communication session as an instant message of the TAC when the TAC processing of the user is completed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, the time information included in the response message is input or modified by the user, And processing the time and attendance record.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the method may further include processing the attendance record of the user using the connection time of the electronic device when the electronic device of the user accesses the communication network related to the attendance management.

A computer program recorded on a computer readable recording medium for executing a time and attendance management method in combination with a computer system, the time and attendance management method comprising the steps of: Setting associated time and attendance time information; A request message for time attendance recording is transmitted as an instant message of the current-time bots through a communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the current time bots, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance, on the basis of the time attendance time information step; And processing the attendance record of the user using the reception time of the response message when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session .

A computer-implemented time and attendance management system, comprising: at least one processor configured to execute computer-readable instructions, wherein the at least one processor is operable to: A setting unit for setting the time and attendance time information related to the user; A request message for time attendance recording is transmitted as an instant message of the current-time bots through a communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the current time bots, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance, on the basis of the time attendance time information A transmission unit; And a time and attendance processing unit for processing the time and attendance record of the user using the reception time of the response message when a response message for the request message is received from the electronic equipment of the user through the communication session do.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user's attendance information can be more conveniently managed using the chatbot, which is an interactive messenger.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, even if the user does not consciously express the intention to input the attendance index, the user can automatically request the attendance input automatically.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to manage the position information related to the attendance time together with the attendance record.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that a processor of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention may include.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a time and attendance management method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 6 are diagrams showing an example of a conversation flow for time and attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a time and attendance management method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of a conversation flow for time and attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a time and attendance management method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a diagram showing another example of a conversation flow for time and attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a technique for managing attendance time, and more particularly, to a technique for managing commute time using a chatbot as an interactive messenger.

Embodiments, including those specifically disclosed herein, can use the chatbot to manage time and attendance, thereby achieving significant advantages in terms of efficiency, convenience, cost savings, and the like.

In the present specification, chatbots in a messenger environment are used as an example of means for advancing the attendance process. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is not limited thereto. Any means for handling response through a chat format such as artificial intelligence (AI) Applicable.

Hereinafter, a specific embodiment of a time attendance management method and system using a chatbot will be described.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a network environment according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 shows an example in which a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, a plurality of servers 150, 160, and a network 170 are included. 1, the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited to those shown in FIG.

The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140 may be a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. A mobile phone, a tablet PC, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PMP (personal digital assistant) Portable Multimedia Player). For example, the first electronic device 110 may communicate with other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and / or the servers 150, 160 via the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication scheme.

The communication method is not limited, and may include a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 170 may include, as well as a short-range wireless communication between the devices. For example, the network 170 may be a personal area network (LAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN) , A network such as the Internet, and the like. The network 170 may also include any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, It is not limited.

Each of the servers 150 and 160 is a computer device or a plurality of computers that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130 and 140 through a network 170 to provide commands, codes, files, Lt; / RTI > devices.

For example, the server 160 may provide a file for installation of an application to the first electronic device 110 connected via the network 170. [ In this case, the first electronic device 110 can install an application using a file provided from the server 160. [ The server 150 is connected to the server 150 according to the control of an operating system (OS) included in the first electronic device 110 or at least one program (for example, a browser or an installed application) Services and contents can be provided. For example, if the first electronic device 110 transmits a service request message to the server 150 via the network 170 under the control of the application, the server 150 transmits a code corresponding to the service request message to the first And the first electronic device 110 can provide contents to the user by displaying and displaying a screen according to the code according to the control of the application.

2 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of an electronic device and a server in an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the internal configuration of the first electronic device 110 as an example of one electronic device and the server 150 as an example of one server will be described. Other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 or server 160 may have the same or similar internal configurations.

The first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221, processors 212 and 222, communication modules 213 and 223 and input / output interfaces 214 and 224. The memories 211 and 221 may be a computer-readable recording medium and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. The memory 211 and 221 may store an operating system or at least one program code (for example, codes for an application installed and driven in the first electronic device 110). These software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memories 211 and 221. [ Such a computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into memory 211, 221 via communication modules 213, 223 rather than a computer readable recording medium. For example, at least one program may be a program installed by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) that distributes installation files of developers or applications, May be loaded into the memory 211, 221 based on the application described above.

Processors 212 and 222 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212 and 222 by the memories 211 and 221 or the communication modules 213 and 223. For example, the processor 212, 222 may be configured to execute a command received in accordance with a program code stored in a recording device, such as the memory 211, 221.

The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other through the network 170 and may be connected to other electronic devices ) Or another server (e.g., server 160). For example, a request (e.g., a search request) generated by the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 in accordance with a program code stored in a recording device, such as the memory 211, To the server 150 via the Internet 170. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided under the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted to the communication module 223 of the first electronic device 110 via the communication module 223 and the network 170, May be received by the first electronic device (110) via the second network (213). For example, the control signal or command of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and contents or files may be transmitted to the first electronic device 110, May also be stored as a storage medium.

The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of the application. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device having integrated functions for input and output, such as a touch screen. The processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 may use the data provided by the server 150 or the second electronic device 120 in processing the instructions of the computer program loaded into the memory 211. For example, A service screen or contents configured by the user can be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214. [ The input / output interface 224 can also output information configured using the data provided by the server 150 in processing the instructions of the computer program loaded in the memory 221 by the processor 222 of the server 150 have.

Also, in other embodiments, the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than the components of FIG. However, there is no need to clearly illustrate most prior art components. For example, the first electronic device 110 may be implemented to include at least some of the input / output devices 215 described above, or may be implemented as a transceiver, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module, a camera, And may further include components. More specifically, when the first electronic device 110 is a smart phone, it may be an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, input / output ports, It is understood that various components such as a vibrator may be further included in the first electronic device 110.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that a processor of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention may include.

A time and attendance management system implemented by a computer can be configured in the server 150 according to the present embodiment. The time and attendance management system can provide a time and attendance management service in cooperation with a dedicated messenger application installed on the electronic devices 110, 120, 130 and 140.

3, the processor 222 of the server 150 includes a setting unit 310, a receiving unit 320, a transmitting unit 330, And a time / attendance processing unit 340. The components of processor 222 may optionally be included or excluded from processor 222 in accordance with an embodiment. In addition, in accordance with an embodiment, the components of the processor 222 may be separate or merged for the representation of the functionality of the processor 222.

The components of the processor 222 and the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform the steps included in the attendance management method to be described below. For example, the components of processor 222 and processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions in accordance with the code of the operating system and the code of at least one program that memory 221 contains.

Herein, the components of processor 222 may be representations of different functions of processor 222 performed by processor 222 in accordance with instructions provided by the program code stored in server 150 . For example, the setting unit 310 may be used as a functional representation of the processor 222 that controls the server 150 in accordance with the above-described command so that the server 150 sets the information associated with the user.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a time and attendance management method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S410, the processor 222 may read the necessary commands from the loaded memory 221 with instructions related to control of the server 150. [ In this case, the read command may include instructions for controlling the processor 222 to execute steps (S420 to S430) to be described later.

In step S420, the receiving unit 320 receives the attendance input message from the user through the communication session established between the account of the user on the messenger including the attendance management function and the account of the POS system, which is a chatbox for managing the attendance. The time attendance input message may include information on the attendance type (for example, work, work, going out, early retirement, vacation, business trip, etc.). The time attendance management function manages the attendance of the user based on communication with the chatbot. In order to input the information about the attendance type, a message including a keyword indicating the attendance type is input from the user through the chat room with the attendant bots on the messenger Or user interface (UI) contents (e.g., icons, emoticons, etc.) for each attendance type on the chatting room to receive a selection by the user.

In step S430, when the T & C time input message is received from the user through the chat room with the current time bots, the T < / RTI > processing unit 340 may process the current user's current state using the reception time of the T & At this time, the time / attendance processing unit 340 may complete the check of the user's time and attendance by matching the reception time of the time / attendance input message with user information (e.g., ID, etc.). The attendee processing unit 340 may record information on the attendance type included in the attendance input message together with the attendance type of the attendance type.

5 to 6 are diagrams showing an example of a conversation flow for time and attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.

5 shows a messenger chat room 500 corresponding to the communication session b established between the account of the user a and the account of the current-time bots. At this time, the messenger chat room 500 may be a screen example displayed on the electronic device of the user a. When the user a executes the messenger on the smartphone at the time of work and inputs 'work' into the attendance input message 501 via the chat room 500 with the attendant bots, the attendance input message 501 input through the chat room 500 Can be transmitted to the server 150 through the communication session b, and the server 150 can receive the attendance input message 501 of the user a and check the present state of the user a.

FIG. 6 shows a state in which the server 150 provides the T < T > processing result to the T & C input message 501 input through the chat room 500. [ The server 150 performs time attendance processing for the corresponding user using the time when the time attendance input message 501 is received through the chat room 500 and outputs the time attendance processing result message 602 to the response to the attendance input message 501 As shown in FIG.

Accordingly, in the present invention, when the user inputs the attendance input message through the messenger chat room with the attendant bots, the corresponding time is transmitted to the attendance management system server 150, and the attendance check can be completed.

Furthermore, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a time and attendance management method can be implemented to determine whether the user is in a specific place at a specific time.

7 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a time and attendance management method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S710, the processor 222 may read the necessary commands from the loaded memory 221 with instructions relating to the control of the server 150. [ In this case, the read command may include instructions for controlling the processor 222 to execute steps S720 to S750 to be described later.

In step S720, the receiver 320 receives the attendance input message from the user through the communication session established between the account of the user on the messenger including the attendance management function and the account of the attendee bots. The time attendance input message may include information on the attendance type (for example, work, work, going out, early retirement, vacation, business trip, etc.). The time attendance management function manages the attendance of the user based on communication with the chatbot. In order to input the information about the attendance type, a message including a keyword indicating the attendance type is input from the user through the chat room with the attendant bots on the messenger Or provide UI content (e.g., icons, emoticons, etc.) for each attendance type on the chatting room to receive a selection by the user.

In step S730, the transmitter 330 may transmit a location request message to the user via the communication session when the user inputs a time and attendance input message through the chat room with the user. In other words, the transmitting unit 330 may request the location information of the user to check the time and attendance location together when the user inputs the time and attendance.

In step S740, the receiving unit 320 may receive the location information from the user's electronic device (e.g., the first electronic device 110) through a communication session established between the account of the user on the messenger and the account of the mobile terminal. The time and attendance management function on the messenger includes a function of transmitting to the server 150 the location information that the user inputs or selected through the electronic device or the location information indicating the actual current location of the user acquired through the electronic device. For example, a chat room with KTBot can be equipped with a location sharing function that allows users to share their location information. As another example, the server 150 may transmit the location request message of the current location robot in the form of a message including a callback UI through which the user can transmit the location information of the user to the server 150 together with the location transfer acceptance intention. The user's electronic device can acquire the location information by using the GPS module mounted on the electronic device and can acquire the location information through various communication such as WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, It is also possible to acquire location information through a technology-based location recognition technology.

In step S750, when the location information of the user is received in response to the location request message of the user terminal after receiving the location information input message from the user through the chat room with the user location information service, And the reception time of the location information. At this time, the time / attendance processing unit 340 may match the reception time of the position information and the position information with the user information (e.g., ID, etc.) to complete the check of the user's state of affairs. The attendee processing unit 340 may record information on the attendance type included in the attendance input message together with the attendance type of the attendance type.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another example of a conversation flow for time and attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.

8 shows a messenger chat room 800 corresponding to the communication session b set between the account of the user a and the account of the current-time bots. At this time, the messenger chat room 800 may be a screen example displayed on the electronic device of the user a. When the user a executes the messenger on the smartphone at the time of work and inputs 'work' into the attendance input message 801 via the chat room 800 with the attendant bots, the attendance input message 801 input through the chat room 800 May be communicated to server 150 via communication session b. At this time, the server 150 can transmit the location request message 802 requesting the location information of the user a to the user a through the corresponding chat room 800 after receiving the user's a-time input message 801. For example, when a user a inputs a T & C entry message 801 in a chat room 800 with a current state bot, a question of whether to transmit the current location as a location request message 802 is received, The current position of the user a may be automatically sent to the server 150 via the communication session b. The act of the user a accepting the location transmission may include inputting a location transfer button included in the location request message 802, transmitting a message meaning acceptance of the location transfer, And selecting and transmitting a specific location via the network. The server 150 transmits the location request message 802 to the user a through the chat room 800 and performs the time attendance process for the user a using the received location information of the user a, Message 803 in response to the attendance input message 801.

Accordingly, in the present invention, when the user inputs the attendance input message through the messenger chat room with the attendant bots and transmits the position information to the position request message of the attendant bots, the position and time are transmitted to the server 150 So that the attendance check can be completed.

In the above description, it is described that the geotapobot transmits a location request message to a user inputting the time and location, and the user transmits the location information. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the user inputs the attendance input message, it is also possible that the position information of the user is automatically transmitted to the server 150 together with the attendance input message.

In the above-described embodiments, the user directly expresses the intention to enter the attendance time through the conversation with the attendance robot. In another embodiment of the present invention, Can be automatically requested.

9 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a time and attendance management method that can be performed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step S910, the processor 222 may read the necessary commands from the loaded memory 221 with instructions related to the control of the server 150. [ In this case, the read command may include instructions for controlling the processor 222 to execute steps S920 to S940 to be described later.

In step S920, the setting unit 310 may set the time and attendance time information related to the user registered with the account on the messenger that includes the time and attendance management function. For example, the setting unit 310 may set time information previously designated by the user for each type of attendance (for example, work, work, going out, early departure, vacation, business trip, etc.). For example, the user can directly specify the time of work and the time of work. As another example, the setting unit 310 may set a learned time value or a time value calculated as an average value on the basis of time information processed in the past according to the attendance type for each user as the attendance time information of the user . In addition, the setting unit 310 may set the time and attendance position information related to the user together with the time and attendance time information. At this time, the setting unit 310 sets location information previously designated by the user for each type of attendance type (for example, work, work, leave, early departure, vacation, trip, etc.), or performs learning or calculation Time position information of the corresponding user can be set by using the result obtained.

In step S930, the transmitting unit 330 transmits an attendance record request message to the user as an instant message of the attendee bots on the basis of the attendance time information set for the user, through the communication session established between the account of the user on the messenger and the account of the attendant bots Lt; / RTI > For example, the transmission unit 330 may transmit a message requesting the user to input the time and attendance time, that is, a time and attendance record request message, to the corresponding user based on the time and attendance time information related to the user. For example, if the pre-designated time of arrival or the time when the user mainly arrives at work arrives, the user can automatically transmit a time attendance request message to the user via the instant messenger chat room with the user. The time attendance record request message may include a content requesting the attendance input, and may further include content for requesting the position transmission together with the attendance input. As another example, the transmitting unit 330 may transmit a time and attendance record request message to the user through a communication session established between the user's account and the account of the user terminal based on the time and attendance position information set for the user. For example, when the user reaches a pre-designated work location or a place where the user mainly commutes to work, the user can automatically transmit a time attendance request message to the user via the messenger chat room with the user.

In step S940, when the response message to the attendance record request message is received from the user through the chat room with the attendee bots, the attendee process unit 340 may process the attendance of the user using the response time of the response message. The response message to the time attendance record request message may include information on the attendance type (for example, work, work, going out, early retirement, vacation, business trip, etc.). The attitude-processing unit 340 may complete the check of the user's state of attendance by matching and recording the response reception time with the user information (e.g., ID, etc.). The attendee processing unit 340 may record the information on the attendance type included in the response message together and process the report as the attendance type of the corresponding type. As another example, the user's electronic device may include the location information that the user inputs or selected through the electronic device, or the location information that indicates the actual current location of the user acquired through the electronic device in the response message to the T & 150). The user's electronic device can acquire the location information by using the GPS module mounted on the electronic device and can acquire the location information through various communication such as WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, It is also possible to acquire location information through a technology-based location recognition technology. Accordingly, the time / attendance processing unit 340 can process the user's current state by recording the reception time of the response message and the location information included in the response message together. As another example, when the user's electronic device is connected to a communication network (e.g., an in-house system network, etc.) related to the time and attendance processing system in relation to the user's location information, Time can be used to handle the user's lifetime.

Furthermore, the time attendance processing unit 340 may process the time inputted by the user in the process of processing the user's time and attendance at the predetermined time, as the time and attendance recording time. For example, the user may directly input or modify the time-of-attendance recording time in the time-attendance record request message transmitted from the transmitting unit 330 to the user. When the user inputs a time attendance recording time through the corresponding UI in response to the time attendance record request message, the user's electronic device may include the time period recording time input by the user in the response message and transmit the time period recording time to the server 150, The attendee processing unit 340 can process the attendance of the user by using the attendance record time included in the response message. In other words, when requesting the user to record the time and attendance at a specified time, the user can directly process the time inputted by the user, or the time modified by the user, not the reception time of the response message. Thus, it is possible to reflect actual time and attendance time according to the user's input on the time when the user forgets the time attendance process or the time of attendance other than the normal time. At this time, it is possible to verify the corresponding time based on the position information acquired from the user's electronic device with respect to the time inputted or modified directly by the user, for example, when the user is actually located at a specific place It is possible to process the corresponding time as a valid time and attendance recording time.

The time attendance processing unit 340 can store and manage the time attendance processing results for each user at the server 150, and can provide a time attendance management environment based on the results. For example, the T < / RTI > time processing unit 340 may provide the T < th > processing result to the manager through a communication session established between the manager account on the messenger and the account of the client. For example, it is possible to provide the manager with the status information of all users who are subject to the time attendance processing per unit period (for example, 1day), the list of users who have not been subjected to the time attendance processing, and the like through the chat room. At this time, if the administrator sets a management condition in advance (for example, a list of users who have not been processed for work until 10:00 am, a list of users who have left work after 8:00 pm), the attendance processing unit 340 To the administrator. The time / attendance processing unit 340 can provide a dialogue function (message-based dialogue, voice call, video call, etc.) with a specific user through an account on the messenger in response to an administrator's request in a time and attendance management environment. Therefore, it is also possible to provide an administrator mode related to time attendance processing through a chat room with the instantaneous bots based on the messenger.

10 is a diagram showing another example of a conversation flow for time and attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.

10 shows a messenger chat room 1000 corresponding to the communication session b established between the account of the user a and the account of the current-time bots. At this time, the messenger chat room 1000 may be a screen example displayed on the electronic device of the user a. For example, when the current time bots have received the time attendance record request message 1001 through the chat room 1000 with the user a at the time of reaching the corresponding time of work on the basis of the previously set work time, or before or after the predetermined time, To the user a. If the user a who received the attendance record request message 1001 transmits a willingness to respond, the will of the user a can be transmitted to the server 150 through the communication session b, and the server 150 receives the request of the user a So that it is possible to check the state of the user a. The action of the user a to transmit the request to respond to the attendance record request message 1001 is to input a checkout button included in the attendance record request message 1001, to transmit a message indicating the attendance type to be input , Inputting a time and attendance check button included in the UI of the chat room 1000, and the like. The server 150 transmits a time attendance record request message 1001 to the user a through the chat room 1000 and receives a response from the user a to perform a time attendance process for the user a and transmits a time attendance processing result message 1002 < / RTI >

In other words, a message asking whether or not to go to work at a pre-set work time for the user a is transmitted to the user a, and when the user a responds, the process of time and attendance is completed. At this time, the server 150 can transmit a message asking the current position to the user a along with whether or not the user a is at work, and when the user a responds, the current position of the user a is transmitted to the server 150 together, The time and attendance process can be completed with time and position according to the response of the user. As another example, when the user a approaches a preset position in the pre-set working time zone for the user a, the server 150 sends a message to the user a asking whether or not he or she will go to work, and if the user a answers, can do. On the other hand, the server 150 transmits a message asking whether or not to go to work to the user a even if the user a is outside a predetermined radius from the set position in the set working time zone, and when the user a responds, have.

Accordingly, in the present invention, even if the user does not express the intention to input the T < th > time, the user can automatically request the user to input T ' t temporarily based on preset time information (and position information) It is possible to enter the attendance status without forgetting.

In the above description, it is described that when the user inputs a time and attendance request to the user in advance, the time attendance process is completed. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, location information is automatically received from the user's electronic device at the corresponding time based on the time and attendance time information set for the user, so that the user can perform time and attendance processing without requiring any action. In addition, when the user is located at a specific place (for example, when the user's electronic device is connected to the intra-company system network) with respect to the location information regardless of the preset time and attendance time information, can do. At this time, the user may not directly express the intention to input a time attendance, but may not include any time attendance input to the user, but may transmit the result of the time attendance processing to the user through a chat room with the current time bots.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to more conveniently process the user's attendance information by using the chatbot, which is an interactive messenger.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments may be implemented as a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit, a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to execution of the software. For ease of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as being used singly, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the processing apparatus may have a plurality of processing elements and / As shown in FIG. For example, the processing unit may comprise a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. Other processing configurations are also possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing, and may be configured to configure the processing device to operate as desired or to process it collectively or collectively Device can be commanded. The software and / or data may be embodied in any type of machine, component, physical device, computer storage media, or device for interpretation by a processing device or to provide instructions or data to the processing device have. The software may be distributed over a networked computer system and stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. At this time, the medium may be a program that continuously stores a computer executable program, or temporarily stores the program for execution or downloading. Further, the medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in the form of a combination of a single hardware or a plurality of hardware, but is not limited to a medium directly connected to any computer system, but may be dispersed on a network. Examples of the medium include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as CD-ROM and DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, And program instructions including ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. As another example of the medium, a recording medium or a storage medium that is managed by a site or a server that supplies or distributes an application store or various other software is also enumerated.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

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In a computer-implemented time attendance management method,
Setting time attendance time information related to a user for which an account is registered on a messenger including an attendance time management function; And
A request message for time attendance recording is transmitted as an instant message of the current-time bots through a communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the current time bots, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance, on the basis of the time attendance time information step
And a time management system. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting step comprises:
Setting the time and attendance time information for each attendance type
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting step comprises:
And setting the time and attendance time information using the time information designated by the user
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting step comprises:
Setting the time and attendance time information based on a result of learning or calculation based on the user's previous time and attendance processing history
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the setting step comprises:
Setting the time and attendance position information related to the user
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the transmitting comprises:
And transmitting the request message for the attendance record through the communication session when the user is close to the position based on the attendance position information
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 1,
When the response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, processing the attendance record of the user using the reception time of the response message
Further comprising: The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the processing comprises:
And recording the reception time of the response message by matching with the information of the user
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 6,
The response message includes information on the attendance type,
Wherein the processing comprises:
Processing of the type of attendance according to the information on the attendance type included in the response message
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the response message includes location information associated with the user,
Wherein the processing comprises:
The receiving time of the response message and the location information included in the response message are matched with the information of the user and recorded
Wherein the time attendance management method comprises: The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the processing comprises:
When the user's time and attendance processing is completed, transmitting the time and attendance result message through the communication session as an instant message of the currenttime
And a time management system. The method according to claim 1,
Processing the time attendance record of the user using the time information included in the response message through input or modification of the user when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session
Further comprising: The method according to claim 1,
Processing the time attendance record of the user using the connection time of the electronic device when the electronic appliance of the user is connected to the communication network related to the attendance time management
Further comprising: A computer program recorded on a computer-readable recording medium for executing a time and attendance management method in combination with the computer system,
In the time and attendance management method,
Setting time attendance time information related to a user for which an account is registered on a messenger including an attendance time management function;
A request message for time attendance recording is transmitted as an instant message of the current-time bots through a communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the current time bots, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance, on the basis of the time attendance time information step; And
When the response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, processing the attendance record of the user using the reception time of the response message
And a computer program. A computer-implemented time and attendance management system,
At least one processor configured to execute computer readable instructions,
Lt; / RTI >
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
A setting unit for setting the time and attendance time information related to the user for the user whose account is registered on the messenger including the time and attendance management function;
A request message for time attendance recording is transmitted as an instant message of the current-time bots through a communication session established between the account of the user on the instant messenger and the account of the current time bots, which is a chatbot for managing time and attendance, on the basis of the time attendance time information A transmission unit; And
When the response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, the time attendance processing unit processes the time attendance record of the user using the reception time of the response message
And a time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
Setting the time and attendance time information for each attendance type
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
And setting the time and attendance time information using the time information designated by the user
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
Setting the time and attendance time information based on a result of learning or calculation based on the user's previous time and attendance processing history
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein,
Setting the time and attendance position information related to the user,
Wherein the transmission unit comprises:
And transmitting the request message for the attendance record through the communication session when the user is close to the position based on the attendance position information
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
The time-
And recording the reception time of the response message by matching with the information of the user
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
The response message includes information on the attendance type,
The time-
Processing of the type of attendance according to the information on the attendance type included in the response message
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the response message includes location information associated with the user,
The time-
The receiving time of the response message and the location information included in the response message are matched with the information of the user and recorded
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
The time-
And transmitting the time attendance processing result message through the communication session as an instant message of the current-time bots when the user's time and attendance processing is completed
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
The time-
When the response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, processing the time stamp of the user using the time information included in the response message through input or modification of the user
Time attendance management system. 15. The method of claim 14,
The time-
When the user's electronic device is connected to a communication network related to time and attendance management, the time attendance record of the user is processed using the connection time of the electronic device
Time attendance management system.

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