JP2004302925A - System and program for converting environmental protection contribution - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique for automatically calculating the amount of energy cut estimated by computerization of information and the result of the energy cut based on printing of computerized information and indexing the calculation result. <P>SOLUTION: This network system comprises a server, a terminal and a printer. In this system, the number of characters of electronic information registered in the server is counted and converted to the number of papers for every distribution destination of the electronic information. A signal for printing instruction from the terminal of the delivery destination is received by the server, the actual cut number of papers is calculated in real time by subtracting the cut number of papers calculated by the above paper number conversion from the printing number instructed by the signal, and the timely calculation result is displayed as an index 102 on the screen 100 of the terminal of the delivery destination. Further, an intended cut number of papers can be inputted through buttons 116 and 118 on the screen 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for indexing the degree of environmental conservation contribution based on digitization of information.
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, the issue of environmental destruction is being addressed in various fields. One of the most prominent of these is the problem of environmental destruction due to increased carbon dioxide emissions. Generally used paper has a deep connection with this carbon dioxide emission, and the more the paper consumption increases, the more the carbon dioxide emission increases.
[0003]
In recent years, with the spread of IT (Information Technology), information exchange can be performed by electronic data, and there is a great expectation for reduction of the amount of paper used to exchange information (so-called paperless). Was done.
[0004]
However, in practice, there is still a tendency to print digitized information (electronic information) on paper and use it as paper information, and the paperless effect associated with IT has not been obtained much. This is because the indicators that show the environmental preservation effects of reducing the amount of paper used by digitizing information were not shown to each individual in a visible manner. One of the major reasons is that the number of individuals who easily understand the impact on the environment is constant.
[0005]
On the other hand, with the spread of IT, the usability of word processing software and spreadsheet software, which are generally widely used for creating materials, has improved, and the ability to create materials electronically using a computer has dramatically increased. Improved.
[0006]
In addition, with the expansion of the network, there have been more convenient mechanisms that allow multiple people to share electronic information with each other. For example, groupware that has functions such as e-mail, library, e-conference room, bulletin board, schedule, workflow, etc. for sharing electronic information among company employees. Groupware includes an e-mail function, a library function to manage files such as created fixed documents, an electronic meeting room function for employees to exchange opinions on the same theme, and a place to publish information to employees. The bulletin board function that can be used, the schedule function that can manage the schedule of yourself or other employees while displaying the calendar, the workflow function for performing the application procedure that requires settlement, etc. can be used collectively on the groupware It has become. For this reason, electronic communication using groupware and the like has been frequently performed between individuals.
[0007]
As described above, the effect on paperlessness has not been obtained, but the convenience created by IT has resulted in the exchange of especially documented information more than ever.
[0008]
If the trend of using electronic information as paper output (for example, outputting electronic information that can be shared by multiple people for each person) continues as it is, more document information will be developed due to the further development of IT in the future. The issue of carbon emissions is even more acute given the exchange of
[0009]
In addition, there are many companies that have begun to acquire the environmental ISO 14000 (International Organization for Standardization) series, and are working on environmental preservation for the acquisition.
[0010]
This ISO 14000 has several regulations concerning reduction of power consumption and reduction of paper consumption. Each company that has received ISO 14000 certification formulates targets at the beginning of the year and compiles them at the end of the year based on the regulations. In setting this goal, after setting the company-wide goal, it must be reduced to the smallest departmental unit, and subsequent actual and actual calculations must be performed. Each year, each company has to spend a lot of time and money.
[0011]
For this reason, cost-effectiveness of each company that has been certified by ISO 14000 for environmental conservation cannot be obtained, and the time and effort involved in setting and tabulating this target value is less than for companies that are trying to start acquiring ISO 14000. This was one of the factors opposing the promotion of environmental conservation.
[0012]
Regarding environmental preservation, there is already one that contributes to environmental preservation by using an image forming apparatus represented by a copying machine. This image forming apparatus accumulates the number of sheets obtained by copying existing paper materials as the actually consumed number of sheets every predetermined period, and issues a warning to a party to stop the paper output when the amount of consumed paper is exceeded. . This has helped reduce paper consumption.
[0013]
As described above, there is an apparatus which counts the number of sheets actually output and calculates the number of sheets actually consumed, as in the above apparatus.
[0014]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-304092 A
[0015]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the amount of materials created varies from year to year, and it is inevitable that paper consumption will be greater in years with more material than in years with less material. By simply counting the number of papers output, measure the actual paper consumption of the materials that would otherwise be operated on paper without digitization, compared to the amount of paper that was originally supposed to be used. Can not.
[0016]
In recent years, since there are many opportunities to create documents and the like on a computer, an index indicating how much paper reduction can be expected by exchanging documents and the like with electronic data, or showing the impact on the environment accompanying it If numerical values and the like are shown, the perception of resource saving and environmental preservation for individual paper consumption should increase.
[0017]
Therefore, the present invention provides a technology for automatically calculating the energy reduction amount expected due to the digitization of information and the result of the energy reduction amount based on printing of electronic information, and indexing the calculation result. It is an object of the present invention to provide a technology capable of determining the performance of the above-described energy reduction amount by setting a target for energy reduction.
[0018]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above problems.
That is, one of the aspects of the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system of the present invention includes a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, and the user terminal communicates with the server via the communication network. It is assumed that registration of electronic information (character information, image information, and the like) and printing by the printing apparatus based on a print instruction of the user terminal are possible, and the electronic information is stored in an amount of energy reduction (for example, paper Energy that is converted into the amount of energy that is expected to be reduced by electronic information, such as the number of sheets, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted, and the number of trees, (for example, converting the electronic information into the number of paper reductions from the number of characters of the electronic information) Transmitting the print instruction from the user terminal to the server via the communication network, and responding to the print instruction. Print instruction communication means for returning to the user terminal via the communication network, the print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication means, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints, the energy Subtracting the energy reduction amount converted by the reduction amount conversion means to calculate an actual energy reduction amount; and calculating the actual energy reduction amount calculated by the actual energy reduction amount calculation means. And a means for displaying the actual amount of energy reduction that is displayed on the user terminal (for example, by using character information or a graph).
[0019]
The target information setting means for setting the target information for the actual energy reduction amount, and the actual energy reduction amount calculated by the actual energy reduction amount calculating means for the target information set by the target information setting means. And a response to the print instruction in the print instruction communication unit, when the determination unit determines that the actual energy reduction amount does not reach the target information, Information for prompting the stop of printing may be returned to the user terminal via the communication network.
[0020]
Another aspect of the environmental conservation contribution conversion system of the present invention is as follows.
A server connected to the communication network, a user terminal, and a printing device, and via the communication network, registering electronic information (character information, image information, and the like) from the user terminal to the server, and registering the user terminal It is assumed that printing is possible with the printing device based on the print instruction of the user, and the browsing target information indicating the browsing target of the electronic information (any user on the user terminal side) is stored in the user terminal. Means for registering information to be viewed by the user from the server via the communication network, the number of members belonging to a hierarchical group (for example, a company, a business unit, or a department) to which the person to be viewed belongs, and Hierarchical group management means for managing target user information, and higher The target information set in the higher-level belonging group can be set in the lower-level belonging group by dividing the target information set in the lower-level belonging group by the ratio of the number of members belonging to the lower-level belonging group. The target information set is distributed to the divisions based on the number of persons, and the target information set in the division is distributed to the divisions according to the number of persons.) The electronic information corresponding to the browsing target person information registered in the server by the registration means is used as the energy reduction amount (for example, the number of papers, the amount of carbon dioxide emission, and the number of trees) of the group to which the browsing target belongs. Energy reduction, for example, the amount of energy that is expected to be reduced by electronic information, such as the amount of electronic information (for example, converting the number of characters of the electronic information into the number of paper reductions). Amount conversion means, and print instruction communication means for transmitting the print instruction in the user terminal to the server via the communication network and returning a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network, The print instruction transmitted by the print instruction communication means to the server, the energy usage specified by the number of prints, the energy of the belonging group of the user terminal of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction, The energy reduction actual amount for each belonging group is calculated by subtracting the energy reduction actual amount for each belonging group from the reduction amount, and the energy reduction actual amount for each belonging group calculated by the energy reduction actual amount calculating means is calculated. Energy to be displayed on the user terminal (for example, displayed using character information or graphs) Energy reduction result display means.
[0021]
One aspect of the program according to the present invention is that a server capable of registering electronic information (character information, image information, and the like) from a user terminal via a communication network and referencing the electronic information has a degree of environmental conservation contribution. A target information setting function for associating target information relating to energy reduction with each browsing target person (any user on the user terminal side) information, and Registering from the user terminal based on the browsing target information, a browsing target information receiving function for receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the terminal via the communication network. The electronic information corresponding to the read target user information is stored in an energy saving amount (for example, the number of paper sheets, the amount of carbon dioxide emission, the number of trees, etc.) for each of the target user information. Energy reduction amount conversion function for converting the amount of energy to be reduced by electronic information conversion (for example, converting the electronic information into the number of paper reductions from the number of characters of the electronic information), and the electronic information from the user terminal. A print instruction receiving function of receiving the print instruction of the user, and the energy usage specified by the number of prints of the print instruction corresponding to the browsing target information of the user of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction. Subtracting from the energy reduction amount, calculating an actual energy reduction amount, an energy reduction actual amount calculation function, a determination function of determining the achievement degree of the energy reduction actual amount for the target information for each of the browsing target person information, When the print instruction is received, the actual energy reduction amount of the browsing target information corresponding to the user terminal that has transmitted the print instruction is included in the information. When it is determined that the target information of the target person information is not reached, information for prompting a stop of printing is returned to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction via the communication network, a reply function, and the browsing target. Energy reduction result screen for generating and transmitting to the user terminal an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each user information (for example, a screen including character information and a graph based on the energy reduction result amount) And a transmission function.
[0022]
Another aspect of the program of the present invention is that a server capable of registering electronic information (character information, image information, and the like) and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network provides environmental protection for a server. Browsing indicating a viewing target person (any user on the user terminal side) of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network on the premise that a process of converting a contribution degree is executed. A browsing person information receiving function for receiving the browsing person information, and managing the number of members belonging to a hierarchically belonging group (for example, a company, a business unit, a section, or the like) to which the browsing person belongs at least and the browsing person information. The target information related to energy reduction can be set for the hierarchical belonging group management function and the superior belonging group of the hierarchical belonging group. The target information set in the loop is divided by the ratio of the number of members belonging to the lower belonging group and set in the lower belonging group (for example, the target information set for the entire company is distributed to the business divisions by the ratio of the number of persons. Further, the target information set in the business division is set by allocating to the divisions in proportion to the number of persons), the target information deployment setting function, and the electronic information corresponding to the target information, The amount of energy reduction of the group to which the user belongs is converted into an amount of energy reduction (for example, an amount of energy reduction expected by computerization, such as the number of paper sheets, the amount of carbon dioxide emission, the number of trees, etc.) Energy conversion function for converting the electronic information into the number of paper reductions), a print instruction receiving function for receiving a print instruction for the electronic information from the user terminal, and the print instruction Subtracting the energy consumption specified by the number of prints from the energy reduction amount of the belonging group to which the user belongs to the user terminal that transmitted the printing instruction, and the energy reduction result amount for each belonging group. And an energy reduction actual amount calculation function based on the energy reduction actual amount for each of the belonging groups (for example, a screen including character information and a graph based on the energy reduction actual amount). Then, the function of transmitting the energy reduction result screen transmitted to the user terminal is realized.
[0023]
According to the present invention, for electronic information registered in a server via a communication network or the like, an energy reduction amount reduced by digitizing the information is automatically converted. Then, the result of the energy reduction is calculated by subtracting the energy usage from the energy reduction based on the number of prints specified by the user terminal. This calculation result is transmitted to the user terminal, and the user terminal can see the energy consumption in real time.
[0024]
Further, in the present invention, since the information of the viewing target person (browsing target information) with respect to the electronic information can be registered, the amount of energy reduction corresponding to the number of viewing target people can be calculated for the electronic information.
[0025]
Further, according to the present invention, the energy saving result can be calculated for each browsing target or for each group to which the browsing target belongs. In the user terminal, the user of the user terminal and the user to which the user belongs You can see the actual amount of energy reduction for each group you belong to.
[0026]
In the present invention, since target information can be set for the amount of energy reduction, the user terminal can compare the target information with the actual amount of energy reduction.
[0027]
Further, in the present invention, if the target information is set to a higher belonging group, the target information is automatically distributed to the lower belonging group in proportion to the number of members, so that the target information is calculated for each belonging group one by one. The target information can be collectively set to each belonging group without setting the calculated target information.
[0028]
Further, in the present invention, the set target information is compared with the actual amount of energy reduction that decreases each time the user of the user terminal outputs paper, and when the actual amount of energy reduction does not reach the target information, the user terminal Is sent to stop the paper output.
[0029]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The environmental conservation contribution conversion system according to the embodiment of the present invention is constructed by an in-house network system incorporating groupware.
[0030]
Note that the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to the embodiment of the present invention automatically provides information on reduction of carbon dioxide emission, which is one of environmental conservation measures, based on the provisions of ISO (International Organization for Standardization) 14000. It shall be counted.
[0031]
FIG. 1 is a display example in a case where information regarding reduction of carbon dioxide emissions (mainly paper reduction information) is displayed as an index on an in-house terminal (also referred to as a user terminal).
In the example shown in the figure, a groupware viewer program is started on the user terminal side using the groupware, and icons for using various functions of the groupware incorporated in the in-house network system, for example, a bulletin board 106 , An electronic conference room 108, a schedule 110, a workflow 112, a library 114, an e-mail 115, etc., a button for the administrator to change various settings (a setting change button 116), and a later-described development button (a development button). 118) is displayed on the user terminal, and information on reduction of carbon dioxide emission is displayed as an index by numerical data in a rectangular display window 102 located at the upper right of the top screen 100. The display window 102 may be another window, but is desirably displayed in the window of the viewer program.
[0032]
The numerical data shown in the present example is the target numerical value of the paper reduction of the month, the actual result of the paper reduction, and the achievement rate with respect to the target numerical value, which will be described in detail later. By selecting the detail button 104 in the display window 102, More detailed information about the numerical data can be displayed here.
[0033]
In this example, the information regarding the reduction of the carbon dioxide emission is displayed as an index in the upper right display window 102 of the top screen 100 by numerical data. However, the arrangement to be displayed, the shape of the display window, and the displayed information are The present invention is not limited to this example, and may be set as appropriate.
[0034]
In this way, by displaying information on carbon dioxide emissions for each predetermined period on the TOP screen of the groupware used on the user terminal side, it is possible to make each employee aware of the reduction of paper usage become.
[0035]
Hereinafter, means for realizing the above display will be specifically described.
FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of the in-house network system having an environmental conservation contribution degree conversion function.
[0036]
In the figure, a server 200, a user terminal 202, and a printer 204 are connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) 206, and an external user terminal 208 and a mobile phone 210 are connected to the server 200 via the Internet 212. Is shown.
[0037]
From the user terminal 202, the server 200 can be accessed via the LAN 206, and information is posted (registered) on the server 200 or posted on the server 200 using the function provided by the server 200. By referring to the information and the like, an instruction to output paper on the printer 204 is issued as appropriate. Further, the external user terminal 208 and the mobile phone 210 via the Internet 212 access the in-house server 200 by being authenticated through a firewall (not shown).
[0038]
FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the server 200 and the user terminal 202 of FIG.
FIG. 3A is a system configuration diagram of the server 200.
The server 200 incorporates groupware software 300 that operates on the Web (World Wide Web), and converts the environmental conservation contribution degree and the conventional electronic bulletin board, electronic conference room, schedule, workflow, library, e-mail, and the like. Provide functions collectively. In this example, an environment setting database (hereinafter, abbreviated as DB) 302, a department information DB 304, an environmental target achievement DB 306, an electronic bulletin board DB 308, a schedule DB 310, and a schedule browsing history DB 312 are constructed here.
[0039]
Conventional functions such as the above electronic bulletin board, electronic conference room, schedule, workflow, library, e-mail, etc., for example, the electronic conference room is a function for exchanging opinions on the same theme among employees, and the bulletin board is for employees. A function that can be used as a place to publish information to the user, a schedule is a function that can manage the schedule of yourself or other employees while displaying a calendar, and a workflow is a function to perform application procedures that require settlement The library is a function for managing files such as created standard documents, and the e-mail is a function for transmitting and receiving various data to designated addresses.
[0040]
In addition, a normal CGI program is used to execute processing such as instructing the DB to search and extract search results, and the processing results and display screens in the execution of the CGI program are displayed in HTML (Hyper Text Markup). An ordinary program for generating a display screen is used to generate a description in a markup language such as Language), and other necessary programs such as a user authentication program for authenticating an access user are appropriately used. I have.
[0041]
Further, the server 200 may be constituted by a plurality of computers or may be constituted by one computer.
FIG. 3 (3-2) is a system configuration diagram of the user terminal 202. The groupware viewer program 350 uses the above various functions provided by the server 200, and the printer 204 executes paper output. And the like are installed.
[0042]
In this case, since the user terminal 202 can use the various functions on the Web, the groupware viewer program includes the OS and the platform of the user terminal 202, and the server 200 Web browser software (for example, Internet Explorer (registered trademark), Netscape Navigator (registered trademark), or the like) capable of displaying screen data described in a markup language such as HTML transmitted via the Internet is used.
[0043]
Also, by configuring the external user terminal 208 in the same manner as described above, groupware can be used from outside the company.
In addition, registration and acquisition of electronic information can be performed from the portable terminal device 210.
[0044]
In the environment setting DB 302 of FIG. 3A, the number of characters included in the electronic information (similarly, the number of characters included in the electronic information is printed when the electronic information is printed on paper). Conversion information for converting electronic information into energy consumption information (for example, the number of papers used, the amount of wood used, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted, and the like) is set in accordance with the number of characters. In this example, considering that the conversion information is different for each department to be managed, the conversion information can be defined in the environment setting DB 302.
[0045]
As an example, a conversion formula included in the conversion information will be described.
When converting the number of characters of the created electronic information into the number of papers, it is represented by (number of papers) = (number of characters of electronic information) / (conversion coefficient of A4 size paper). The “conversion coefficient of A4 size paper” shown here is the number of characters corresponding to one A4 size paper. For example, 1600 characters of the number of characters can be set as being equivalent to one A4 size paper. . The coefficient can be appropriately changed by storing its value in the management file.
[0046]
Subsequently, when the number of papers converted as described above is further converted into the number of trees, the number of trees is expressed by (number of trees) = (number of papers) × (paper weight coefficient) × (resource coefficient). The “paper weight coefficient” shown here depends on the type of paper, but is about 0.004 kg per A4 size sheet for general output paper used for paper output. The "resource coefficient" is equivalent to 0.02 fibers per kg of paper weight.
[0047]
When the number of papers converted as described above is converted into the amount of carbon dioxide emission, it is expressed by (carbon dioxide emission) = (number of papers) × (paper weight coefficient) × (unit of environmental load). The “paper weight coefficient” shown here is the same as that shown in the above-described conversion formula for the number of trees. The “environmental load basic unit” is 0.844 kg-CO per kg of paper weight. ₂ / Kg.
[0048]
In addition, the conversion to energy consumption information is not limited to the above-mentioned digitization of information, and if the user can complete predetermined processing while staying at his own user terminal without moving Is also targeted. For example, if five members of the Nagano head office, three members of the Tokyo office, and two members of the Nagoya office hold a meeting, they usually have to gather at one place. By using this, it is possible to hold an electronic conference with other members from the external user terminal 208 via the Internet 212. In such a case, there is no “movement of people” such as a transfer of participating members from the Nagoya office to the Nagano headquarters for a meeting, so that carbon dioxide emissions can be reduced. Then, the conversion formula for the reduction of “carbon dioxide emission” by the reduction of “person movement” is (carbon dioxide emission) = (number of times) × (number of people moved) × (one movement distance) × (environmental load Unit). This conversion formula is calculated by comparing the districts to which the participating members of the conference belong, and assuming that members in the districts with few participating members will move to the districts with many participating members. In the above example, the above conversion formula is calculated on the assumption that members of the Tokyo office and the Nagoya office, which have a small number of members, move to the Nagano head office where many members participate in the conference.
[0049]
Each coefficient described above may be set as described above in accordance with the standard of ISO 14000, or may be freely set as appropriate according to the application.
In the following example, it is assumed that 1600 characters are set in the management file as equivalent to one sheet of A4 size for easy explanation.
[0050]
In the department information DB 304, department information to which members of each organization in the company belong is registered. In this example, the number of affiliations for the entire company, the business unit, and the department, and personal information (for example, affiliation ID) are registered in association with each of these affiliation units.
[0051]
The environmental target result DB 306 records information on energy reduction targets set by the administrator and the results of energy reduction during operation. In this example, target information such as a target numerical value for reducing carbon dioxide emissions is registered in the above-mentioned affiliation unit based on the rules of ISO 14000, and the actual numerical value of each affiliation unit with respect to this target numerical value is recorded during operation. .
[0052]
FIG. 4 is an example of a data table (environmental target table) in which target information set by the administrator is registered in the environmental target result DB 306. In the environmental target table 400 of FIG. 5, target departments 402 for setting target information (indicated as “target target departments” in the figure) include company-wide 404 and internal business units 406 (“* 1 business” in the figure). Department), and 406 for each department within the business division (described as "** 1-1 department" in the figure). Has become. This “target target department” 402 can be freely set by the administrator, and depending on the company, there may be a case where the hierarchy is more detailed or has no hierarchy at all according to the provisions of ISO14000.
[0053]
As shown in the figure, the environmental target table 400 has items for “number of members” 410, “target selection factor” 412, “target numerical value target” 414, “target numerical value” 416, and “paper conversion identification” 418. The value of each item is set for each target target department based on the information set by the administrator.
[0054]
The “target selection factor” 412 is an item for selecting a target of an energy reduction target such as paper reduction, power reduction, reduction of human movement, or waste reduction. The corresponding flag is set. Although not shown, in this example, the paper reduction is “1” and the power reduction is “2”.
[0055]
The “target numerical value target” 414 is an item for designating a unit of the “target numerical value” 416 set as an energy reduction target, such as an absolute reduction number and a year-on-year comparison. The corresponding flag is set. Although not shown, in this example, the absolute reduction number is “1” and the previous year is “2”.
[0056]
As the “target numerical value” 416, a target numerical value based on the settings specified in the items of “target selection factor” 412 and “target numerical value target” 414 is set.
The “paper conversion identification” 418 is an item in which the conversion unit of the target numerical value set in the item of the “target numerical value” 416, such as the number of sheets, the number of trees, the amount of carbon dioxide reduction, and the amount of movement of a person, is set. . In this item, a flag corresponding to the unit is set. Although not shown in the same manner as described above, in this example, the number of paper sheets is “1”, the number of trees is “2”, the amount of carbon dioxide reduction is “3”, and the amount of movement of a person is “4”. "
[0057]
The above-described items are input for each department set in the “target target department” 402. For example, in the row corresponding to “company-wide” 404 in the second row in the example of FIG. 100, “1” in the item of “target selection factor” 412, “1” in the item of “target numerical value target” 414, “2000” in the item of “target numerical value” 416, and “2000” in the item of “paper conversion identification” 418 “1” has been entered. This means that a total reduction of 2,000 sheets has been set for the entire company with 100 members.
[0058]
The "* 1 division" and "** 1-1" below this are also not specifically described, but as the numerical values are entered for each item in FIG. Has been done.
[0059]
In addition, in the figure, for the sake of simplicity of description, only three target target departments, namely, "company-wide" 404, "* 1 division" 406, and "** 1-1 division" 408 are shown. However, if there is any other target target department set, it is similarly shown.
[0060]
FIG. 5 is an example of a data table (performance conversion table) of performance numerical values recorded in the environmental target performance DB 306 during operation. The result conversion table 500 shown in FIG. 4 shows a “target target department” 402, a “number of members” 410, a “target selection factor” 412, and a “target value” 416, and a “result value” 502 shown in FIG. Items are additionally shown.
[0061]
In the item of the “actual numerical value” 502, an actual numerical value shown in the same unit as the unit of the value set in the “target numerical value” 416 is input, and the numerical value shown in this example is the value of the paper set as the target numerical value. The number of papers actually reduced is shown with respect to the number of papers.
[0062]
In FIG. 2, the “target value” 416 for paper reduction is “2000” for “company-wide” 406 on the second line, whereas the “real number” 402 shows reduction of 1000 papers as a result. I have. Incidentally, these correspondences indicate that the paper reduction has been achieved by 50% of the target.
[0063]
Here, returning to the description of FIG. 3, the electronic bulletin board DB 308 of FIG. 3 uses the bulletin board function of the groupware to store the user terminal 202, the external user terminal 208, or the mobile phone 210 (hereinafter, collectively referred to as the user terminal 202). The electronic information registered from the user terminal side and the information to be browsed by the electronic information (information of the department and the individual to be browsed of the electronic information) are individually managed by, for example, ID management. Accumulate every time.
[0064]
In the schedule DB 310, schedule information (electronic information) registered from the user terminal side and its update date and time information are stored for each individual by, for example, managing IDs.
[0065]
In the schedule browsing history DB 312, browsing date and time information for each schedule information stored in the schedule DB 310 is stored for each individual, for example, by ID management.
[0066]
In this example, the electronic information registered from the user terminal side by the library function, the creator of the electronic information (department and personal ID), the information to be browsed (department and personal ID), and the like are managed in a file. It shall be.
[0067]
In this example, the electronic information registered from the user terminal side by the workflow function, the creator (affiliation department and personal ID) of the electronic information, and the approver information (affiliation department and personal ID) are managed in a file. It shall be.
[0068]
Further, in this example, the electronic information registered from the user terminal side by the electronic conference room function, the information of the participants in the electronic conference (affiliation department and the number of participants), and the like are managed in a file.
[0069]
Next, an operation flow for operating the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion function in the above configuration will be described below.
FIG. 6 is an operation flow on the server 200 and the user terminal side when setting the target numerical value of a predetermined department in the environmental target result DB 306.
[0070]
Note that it is assumed that the TOP screen 100 of FIG. 1 is displayed on the Web browser on the user terminal side, and the same applies to the following flow unless otherwise specified.
[0071]
First, when the administrator selects the setting change button 116 on the TOP screen 100 shown in FIG. 1 displayed on the user terminal side, a call instruction for an “environment target input screen” is transmitted to the server 200 (TS600). ).
[0072]
When the server 200 receives the call instruction of the “environment target input screen” transmitted from the user terminal side (SS600), it extracts various department information from the department information DB 304 (SS602), and outputs the “environment target input screen”. Is generated (SS604). Then, the generated “environment target input screen” is transmitted to the user terminal side (SS606).
[0073]
Upon receiving the “environmental target input screen” transmitted from the server 200, the user terminal displays the “environmental target input screen” on a Web browser (TS602).
[0074]
FIG. 7 shows an example of the “environment target input screen”. In the example of the screen 700 in FIG. 7, items of a “target target department” 702, a “target selection factor” 704, a “target numerical value target” 706, and a “target numerical value” 708 are shown, and each item is managed. The user can select and input numerical values.
[0075]
When the above “environmental target input screen” 700 is displayed on the user terminal side in step TS602 in FIG. 6, the user terminal side sets the target numerical value from the displayed “environmental target input screen” 700. Is selected (TS604). Subsequently, the content of the “target setting factor” 706 (paper reduction, power reduction, etc.) is selected (TS606), and the target of the target numerical value (absolute reduction number, year-on-year ratio, etc.) is selected, and the selected target is united. Is input in the item of “target numerical value” 708 (TS608). Then, all information input on the “environment target input screen” 700 is transmitted to the server 200. According to the example of FIG. 7, “company-wide” is selected for the item of “target target department” 702, and “paper reduction” and “power reduction” are selected from the top in the item of “target selection factor” 704. In the “Numerical Target”, the absolute number of reductions and the year-to-year ratio are selected in order from the top for each of the items selected in the “Target Selection Factor” item 704, and the “Target Numerical Value” 708 item is Regarding “paper reduction” selected in the item of “factor” 704, “2000” indicating the number of paper reductions, “1.5” indicating the number of trees saved based on paper reduction, and “based on paper reduction” "20kg-CO" indicating the amount of carbon dioxide emission reduction ₂ / Year "is input, and" 10% "indicating" compared to the previous year "is input for" electric energy ".
[0076]
When the server 200 receives the input content transmitted from the user terminal side (SS608), based on the input content, the “target selection factor”, the “target numerical target”, and the “target numerical value target” corresponding to the information of the target department. An environmental target table (second line in FIG. 4) having a “target numerical value” is created (SS610), and the data is stored in the environmental target result DB 306 (SS612). In the example shown in the second line of FIG. 4, paper reduction is indicated in the item of “target selection factor” 412 corresponding to the department name “company” 404 extracted from the department information DB 304 and the number of its members “100”. The flag “1” is set, the flag “1” indicating the absolute reduction number is set in the “target numerical value target” 414 item, the target number of sheets for paper reduction is set in the “target numerical value” 416 item, and the “paper conversion” In the item of “identification” 418, an identification flag (a value indicating the conversion for the number of paper sheets, a value indicating the conversion for the number of trees, or a value indicating the conversion for the carbon dioxide reduction amount) of the value indicated by the target numerical value is set. The setting of the “target selection factor” 704 input on the “environmental target input screen” 700 in the power consumption reduction is not shown in FIG. 4, but is set in the environmental target table in the above-described manner. It is stored in the achievement DB 306.
[0077]
If the above processing is repeated, the target setting can be performed for each department in the environmental target result DB 306 of the server 200 from the user terminal.
Next, a description will be given of a process for distributing the target numerical values of the departments set in the environmental target result DB 306 to the subordinate departments.
[0078]
FIG. 8 is an operation flow of the server 200 and the user terminal when allocating target numerical values of a predetermined department set in the environmental target result DB 306 to subordinate departments.
In this process, first, the administrator selects the development button 118 on the TOP screen 100 shown in FIG. 1 displayed on the user terminal side, so that a call instruction of the “environment target development screen” is transmitted to the server 200. Is performed (TS800).
[0079]
When the server 200 receives the call instruction of the “environmental target deployment screen” transmitted from the user terminal side (SS800), the “target target department”, the “target selection factor” stored in the environmental target performance DB 306, and The data of each item of “target numerical value” is extracted (SS802), and an “environmental target deployment screen” is generated (SS804). Then, the generated “environmental target deployment screen” is transmitted to the user terminal side (SS806).
[0080]
Upon receiving the “environmental target development screen” transmitted from the server 200, the user terminal displays the “environmental target development screen” on the screen (TS802).
The user terminal determines a department to distribute the target numerical value to the subordinate departments in the displayed content (TS804), and transmits the determined content to the server 200 (TS806).
[0081]
The server 200 expands the data of all the departments (child departments) belonging to the department (parent department) of the distribution source from the department information DB 304 on the basis of the determination content transmitted from the user terminal side in the table ( SS808). Further, the number of affiliations of all the child departments is extracted from the department information DB 304, and the target numerical values of the respective child departments are calculated from the target numerical values of the parent department based on the ratio of the numbers of the affiliations, and the calculated target numerical values of the respective child departments are calculated. Is set in the table (SS810). Then, the “environmental target development screen” is regenerated based on the contents set in the table, and retransmitted to the user terminal (SS812).
[0082]
Upon receiving the “environmental target development screen” retransmitted from the server 200, the user terminal redisplays the “environmental target development screen” on the screen (TS808).
FIG. 9 is an example of the redisplayed “environmental target development screen”, and shows a case where “company” 404 is developed as a parent department. In the example of the screen 900 shown in the drawing, items of a “target target department” 902, a “number of members” 904, a “target selection factor” 906, a “target numerical value target” 908, and a “target numerical value” 910 are shown.
[0083]
As shown in FIG. 6, the target numerical value set in each conversion unit for the “company” 404 is set to a department (“* 1 division”) based on FIG. , "* 2 Division", ...)), and the target numbers allocated to "* 1 Division", "* 2 Division", ... Departments under the control (“* 1 division” is from “** 1-1” to “** 1-4”, and “* 2 division” is “** 2-1” and “**” 2-2 "...)). It should be noted that the “business department” and “department” under the “company” shown in FIG.
[0084]
On the user terminal side, when the administrator confirms the contents of the “environmental target deployment screen” 900 redisplayed on the screen (TS810), a command to determine the contents is transmitted to the server 200 (TS810). TS812).
[0085]
When the server 200 receives the confirmation command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS814), an environmental target table (“line 3 and line 4 in FIG. 4”) having “target selection factor” and “target numerical value” for each target department. (SS816), and the data is stored in the environmental target achievement DB 306 (SS818).
[0086]
As described above, based on the operation flows shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the target numerical value is set from the user terminal side to the environmental target result DB 306 of the server 200 in units of departments (company-wide, business units, or department-based). Is done by the administrator.
[0087]
FIGS. 10 to 15 show an example of a data collection flow in the server 200 and the user terminal 202 when the actual numerical value during operation is recorded for each department in which the target numerical value is set.
[0088]
FIG. 10 is a data collection flow for data posted on an electronic bulletin board of groupware.
First, in the user terminal 202, registration information (electronic information) to be registered in the electronic bulletin board is extracted (TS1000). Subsequently, for the extracted registration information, a department (browsing target) to be browsed is input and designated (TS1002), and data (registration data) including the registration information and the browsing target information is transmitted to the server 200. It is transmitted (TS1004).
[0089]
Upon receiving the connection request from the user terminal 202, the server 200 completes the authentication process for the ID and password, and upon receiving the registration data transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1000), Based on the ID (affiliation ID) authenticated at the time of login, the department of the information registrant who transmitted the registration data is searched from the department information DB 304 (SS1002).
[0090]
Then, server 200 registers the registration information of the information registrant in electronic bulletin board DB 308 and posts it on the electronic bulletin board (SS1004).
Here, the server 200 counts the number of characters of the registration information (character data) posted on the electronic bulletin board (SS1006), and reads conversion information set in advance from the environment setting DB 302 (in this example, designated as a management file. (SS1008), and extracts the number of members belonging to the department designated as “viewing target” in the registered data from the department information DB 304. (SS1010).
[0091]
The server 200 calculates the number of reduced sheets by applying the number of characters counted as described above and the extracted information to a predetermined conversion formula (SS1012). The predetermined conversion formula described here is a formula obtained by multiplying the conversion formula described in the above example by the number of persons to be viewed, and in this example, the unit of paper reduced by digitization is The maximum number of copies to be added is represented by (the number of characters / 1600 characters) × the number of members belonging to the department designated as the browsing target. If there are a plurality of departments specified as browsing targets, the number of papers obtained by applying the number of departments belonging to each department to the above conversion formula is the maximum number of papers that can be reduced by digitizing each department. It is added as the number of reduced sheets.
[0092]
Lastly, the server 200 substitutes the calculated maximum number of reduced sheets as an actual value into an item of “actual numerical value” 502 corresponding to the department to be browsed in the actual result conversion table 500 of FIG. 5 (SS1014), and It is added to the result column of the relevant department in the environmental target result DB 306 (SS1016). At this time, the same value can be input to the performance column of the parent department of the corresponding department, and the value can be distributed to the ratio of the number of affiliations of the child department and input to the performance column for the child department. . In the case of this example, the maximum number of sheets of paper added to each department is added to the higher department (the applicable business department and company).
[0093]
As described above, when the electronic bulletin board function of the groupware is used, the number of sheets used when paper is output is calculated from the number of characters of the registration information registered in the electronic bulletin board DB 308, so that the registration information (electronic information ) Makes it possible to automatically calculate the maximum number of sheets that can reduce the number of sheets (maximum number of reduced sheets) for each department.
[0094]
FIG. 11 is a data collection flow for data registered in the groupware library.
The data collection flow of FIG. 10 can be described by the substantially same flow as the data collection flow of the electronic bulletin board of FIG.
[0095]
First, in the user terminal 202, registration information (electronic information) to be registered in the library is extracted (TS1100). Subsequently, for the extracted registration information, a department (browsing target) to be browsed is input and designated (TS1102), and data (registration data) including the registration information and the browsing target information is transmitted to the server 200. It is transmitted (TS1104).
[0096]
Upon receiving the connection request from the user terminal 202, the server 200 completes the authentication process such as an ID and a password, and receives the registration data transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1100). Based on the ID (affiliation ID) authenticated at the time of login, the department of the information registrant who transmitted the registration data is searched from the department information DB 304 (SS1102).
[0097]
Then, the server 200 registers the registration information of the registration data in the library (SS1104).
Here, the server 200 counts the number of characters of the registration information registered in the library (SS1106), and reads preset conversion information (1600 characters specified in the management file in this example) from the environment setting DB 302. Extraction is performed (SS1108), and the number of members belonging to the department designated as “viewing target” of the registered data is extracted from the department information DB 304 (SS1110).
[0098]
The server 200 calculates the reduced number of sheets by applying the number of characters counted as described above and the extracted information to a predetermined conversion formula (SS1112). The predetermined conversion formula described here is the maximum number of paper sheets to be reduced by digitization, which is added in units of departments, as in the example described in the description of the data collection flow of the electronic bulletin board. It is indicated by (number of characters / 1600 characters) × the number of members of the department designated as the browsing target. If there are a plurality of departments specified as browsing targets, the number of papers obtained by applying the number of departments belonging to each department to the above conversion formula is the maximum number of papers that can be reduced by digitization for each department. It is added as the number of reduced sheets.
[0099]
Lastly, the server 200 substitutes the calculated maximum number of reduced sheets as an actual value into an item of “actual numerical value” 502 corresponding to the department to be browsed in the actual result conversion table 500 in FIG. 5 (SS1114). The result is added to the result column of the relevant department in the environmental target result DB 306 (SS1116). At this time, the same value can be input to the performance column of the parent department of the corresponding department, and the value can be distributed to the ratio of the number of affiliations of the child department and input to the performance column for the child department. . In the case of this example, the maximum number of sheets of paper added to each department is added to the higher department (the applicable business department and company).
[0100]
As described above, when the library function of the groupware is used, similarly to the case where the electronic bulletin board function is used, the number of sheets used when outputting paper is calculated from the number of characters of the registration information registered in the library. In addition, the maximum number of sheets (maximum number of sheets) that can reduce the number of sheets based on the registration information (electronic information) can be automatically calculated for each department.
[0101]
Note that the same applies to the subsequent description. However, if the electronic information is text data, the number of characters is counted by reading the document line by line into the memory of the server if the electronic information is text data. If it is a document file created by the application, analyze and count only the characters included in the document file created by the application, and pick up and count only the characters created in the electronic information. .
[0102]
FIG. 12 is a data collection flow for data registered in the groupware workflow.
First, in the user terminal 202, a form to be drafted is selected, and the content of the draft is input to the form (TS1200). Then, the drafting data is transmitted from the user terminal 202 to the server 200 so as to transmit drafting data (electronic information) to a person who approves the drafting (approver) (SS1200).
[0103]
Upon receiving the draft data transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1200), the server 200 transmits an e-mail requesting an approval request to the approver using an electronic mail function (SS1202).
[0104]
Here, the server 200 counts the number of characters of the draft data registered in the workflow (SS1204), and converts the conversion information set in advance from the environment setting DB 302 (in this example, 1600 characters are converted into one A4 size sheet). (SS1206), and from the department information DB 304, the number of assigned members designated as "approver" in the draft data (SS1208).
[0105]
The server 200 calculates the reduced number of sheets by applying the number of characters counted as described above and the extracted information to a predetermined conversion formula (SS1210). In the case of the present example, the predetermined conversion formula is represented by the maximum reduced number = (the number of counted characters / 1600 characters) × the number of distributions. In the workflow, since paper output is rarely performed for each approver, in the calculation of the maximum number of reduced sheets, the maximum number of reduced sheets = (the number of counted characters / 1600 characters) × the number of units. The number of units can be set as appropriate, for example, one draft is set to two units.
[0106]
Finally, the server 200 substitutes the calculated maximum number of reduced sheets into the “Result numerical value” 502 item corresponding to the department to which the drafter belongs in the result conversion table 500 of FIG. 5 as the actual value (SS1212). The result value is added to the result column of the relevant department in the environmental target result DB 306 (SS1116). At this time, the same value can be input to the performance column of the parent department of the corresponding department, and the value can be distributed to the ratio of the number of affiliations of the child department and input to the performance column for the child department. . In the case of this example, the maximum number of sheets of paper added to each department is added to the higher department (the applicable business department and company).
[0107]
As described above, when the workflow function of the groupware is used, the number of sheets to be used when paper is output is calculated from the number of characters of the registration information registered in the workflow. It is possible to automatically calculate the maximum number of sheets (maximum reduction number) that can reduce the number of papers for each department.
[0108]
FIG. 13 is a data collection flow for data registered in the groupware schedule.
First, a browsing request command for browsing the schedule of a predetermined staff other than the user is transmitted from the user terminal 202 to the server 200 (TS1300).
[0109]
When the server 200 receives the browsing request command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1300), the server 200 transmits the schedule (electronic information) of the corresponding predetermined staff (target person) to the user terminal 202 (SS1302).
[0110]
As a result, the schedule of the target person transmitted from the server 200 is displayed on the user terminal 202 (TS1302).
On the other hand, when the schedule of the target person is transmitted to the user terminal 202 in step SS1302, the server 200 acquires the update date and time information of the schedule of the target person from the schedule DB 310 (SS1304). Further, from the schedule browsing history DB 312, the latest browsing date and time when the schedule of the target person is referred to from the user terminal is extracted, and the latest browsing date and time are compared with the update date and time. In this case, the schedule of the target person is determined as a paper reduction target (SS1306). Then, in the schedule determined as the paper reduction target, the maximum reduction number is converted into one (SS1308).
[0111]
The data registered in the schedule is worth the paper reduction when another person refers to the schedule after the schedule of the person who wants to view is updated, and once that person refers to it, References from the second time onwards are no longer counted. This is because each time a schedule is updated, printing is performed for the number of people who use the schedule, and the schedule is not newly laid on paper and can be referred to as many times as long as the schedule is not updated. is there.
[0112]
Lastly, the server 200 substitutes the calculated maximum number of reduced sheets as an actual value in the “actual numerical value” 502 item corresponding to the department to which the schedule updater belongs in the actual result conversion table 500 of FIG. 5 (SS1310). The result value is added to the result column of the relevant department in the environmental target result DB 306 (SS1312). At this time, the same value can be input to the performance column of the parent department of the corresponding department, and the value can be distributed to the ratio of the number of affiliations of the child department and input to the performance column for the child department. . In the case of this example, the maximum number of sheets of paper added to each department is added to the higher department (the applicable business department and company).
[0113]
As described above, when using the schedule function of the groupware, the latest browsing date and time registered in the schedule browsing history DB 312 and the update date and time of the schedule registered in the schedule DB 310 are compared and determined, and the updated date and time are browsed the latest. By calculating the number of sheets (in this case, one sheet) when paper is output after the date and time, the maximum number of sheets (maximum number of sheets) that can be reduced by the schedule (electronic information) is determined for each department. You can calculate automatically.
[0114]
FIG. 14 is a data collection flow for data registered in the electronic conference room of the groupware.
First, a process of registering an individual conference corner in the “electronic conference room” by the administrator from the user terminal side 202 is performed toward the server 200 (TS1400).
[0115]
The server 200 sets an individual conference corner in response to the registration process performed from the user terminal 202 of the administrator (SS1400).
From the user terminal 202 of each member, data and materials (electronic information) of remark contents corresponding to the theme of the individual meeting are input, and the data is transmitted to the server 200 (TS1402). Each data transmitted from the user terminal 202 is registered in the server 200 and can be referred from each user terminal side (SS1402). Such processing of step TS1402 and step SS1402 is performed between each user terminal 202 and server 200, and each data transmitted from each user terminal 202 to server 200 is sequentially registered in server 200.
[0116]
Then, when the electronic conference is held via the server 200, the server 200 counts the number of characters of each data exchanged during the electronic conference and sequentially registered in the server 200 (SS1404).
[0117]
Then, the server 200 extracts preset conversion information (in this example, information obtained by converting 1600 characters into one A4 size sheet) from the environment setting DB 302 (SS1406), and reduces the counted number of characters to reduce paper. The number is converted into the number, the converted value is added to the reduced number column of the meeting room management table (not shown) of the environmental target result DB 306, and the number of persons who participated in the electronic conference is counted (SS1408).
[0118]
The server 200 determines the maximum number of paper reductions in the electronic conference by multiplying the accumulated number of paper reductions by the counted number of participants (SS1410).
[0119]
Lastly, the server 200 equally distributes the calculated maximum number of reduced sheets as the actual value to the “actual numerical value” 502 item corresponding to the department to which the participant belongs in the actual result conversion table 500 in FIG. 5 (SS1412). The result value is added to the result column of the relevant department in the environmental target result DB 306 (SS1414). At this time, the same value can be input to the performance column of the parent department of the corresponding department, and the value can be distributed to the ratio of the number of affiliations of the child department and input to the performance column for the child department. . In the case of this example, the maximum number of sheets of paper added to each department is added to the higher department (the applicable business department and company).
[0120]
As described above, when using the electronic conference function of the groupware, by calculating the number of sheets when paper is output from the number of characters of the registration information registered in the electronic conference, the maximum number of sheets that can be reduced in the registration information is obtained. The number of paper sheets (maximum reduction number) can be automatically calculated for each department.
[0121]
FIG. 15 is a data collection flow in the server 200, the user terminal 202, and the printer 204, in which the number of actually output papers is subtracted from the number of paper reductions added according to each flow of FIGS. .
[0122]
First, a command to display electronic information desired to be printed is transmitted from the user terminal 202 to the server 200 (TS1500).
The server 200 receives the registration information display command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1500), and transmits the electronic information specified by the display command to the user terminal 202 (SS1502).
[0123]
In the user terminal 202, the electronic information transmitted from the server 200 is displayed on the groupware viewer (TS1502), and subsequently, a print request command specifying the number of prints of the electronic information is transmitted to the server 200. (TS1504).
[0124]
Upon receiving the print request command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1504), the server 200 requests the printing from the department information DB 304 based on the ID authenticated when the user terminal 202 logs in to the server 200. The department to which the print applicant belongs is extracted (SS1506). The server 200 refers to and compares the target value and the actual value in the environmental target / result DB 306 corresponding to the extracted department and determines that the actual value exceeds the target value (that is, the target numerical value of the number of paper reductions is 2,000). When it is determined that the number of printed sheets is 2,000 sheets or more in the actual value (SS1508), the number of printed sheets is calculated from the actual value corresponding to the department in the environmental target actual result DB 306. Is subtracted (SS1510). Then, the server 200 transmits a print permission command to the user terminal 202 in response to the print request command (SS1512).
[0125]
In the user terminal 202, when the print permission command transmitted from the server 200 is received (TS1506), a print execution command is transmitted from the printer driver to the printer 204 (TS1508).
[0126]
Then, the printer 204 receives the print execution command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (PS1500), and prints the registration information for the designated number of sheets (PS1502).
[0127]
In addition, the same number of printed sheets as that of the department is subtracted from the actual value of the parent department of the department.
As described above, when the registration information registered in the server 200 is printed by the printer 204 according to the instruction from the user terminal 202, the number of prints instructed to be printed from the user terminal 202 is recorded in the environmental target result DB 306 each time. It is subtracted from the actual value of the corresponding department, and the actual value of each department for paper reduction can be automatically calculated.
[0128]
As described above, the data collection shown in FIGS. 10 to 15 is performed by the server 200, so that the electronic information registered in the server 200 is converted into the number of paper reductions for each department to which the department belongs. Each time it is output, the converted paper reduction number of the department to which the department belongs is subtracted, and the number of paper sheets after the subtraction is recorded in real time as the current paper reduction number of the department to which the department belongs.
[0129]
Subsequently, use of the reduction information indicating the number of paper reductions recorded in the server 200 and the reduction amount of carbon dioxide emission converted by the paper reduction in the user terminal 202 will be described.
[0130]
FIG. 16 is an operation flow of the server 200 and the user terminal 202 when the paper reduction information recorded on the server 200 is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 202.
First, authentication is performed from the user terminal 202 to the server 200 using a password, an ID, or the like, and a display request command for a groupware top screen is transmitted (TS1600).
[0131]
When the server 200 finishes receiving the ID and the display request command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1600), the server 200 searches the department information DB 304 for the department to which the display requester belongs using the ID as a key (SS1602). The target numerical value and the actual value corresponding to the department are extracted from the environmental target actual result DB 306 (SS1604). Then, the server 200 transmits the top screen of the groupware including the target numerical value and the actual value to the user terminal 202 that has transmitted the display request command (SS1606).
[0132]
On the user terminal 202, the top screen transmitted from the server 200 is displayed on the screen (TS1602). On the top screen, the target numerical values and actual values, and the target achievement rates based on the target numerical values and the actual values are displayed, for example, as shown in the display window 102 of the top screen 100 in FIG.
[0133]
Here, when the detail button 104 shown in the display window 102 of the top screen in FIG. 1 is selected, a display request command for the detail screen is transmitted from the user terminal 202 to the server 200 (TS1604).
[0134]
When the server 200 finishes receiving the ID transmitted from the user terminal 202 and the display request command for the detail screen (SS1608), the server 200 searches the department information DB 304 for the department to which the display requester belongs using the ID as a key (SS1610). Then, the target numerical value and the actual value corresponding to the department in question are extracted from the environmental target actual result DB 306, for example, every month (SS1612). The server 200 graphs the monthly paper reduction status of the department in question based on the extracted value (SS1614), and transmits a detailed screen including the graph to the user terminal 202 (SS1616).
[0135]
Then, the detailed screen transmitted from the server 200 is displayed on the user terminal 202 (TS1606).
By displaying the paper reduction status of each department on the top screen of the groupware in this way, the awareness of paper reduction of each employee can be raised, and the initially set paper reduction target figures can be applied to the entire company. Will be able to strive to achieve it.
[0136]
Further, on the detail screen, the paper reduction status of each department can be displayed in various formats by using the extracted values.
FIG. 17 shows the number of paper reductions per person displayed on a monthly basis.
[0137]
FIG. 17-1 is a graph showing the actual values of the whole company, and FIG. 17-2 is a graph showing the actual values of the business units.
In each figure, 95% of the actual value of the number of paper reductions achieved in the last fiscal year was set as the target value of the number of paper reductions for the current fiscal year, and the target value was converted into per capita and displayed on a monthly basis. A graph 1702 is shown in which the average number of paper reductions achieved so far is converted into per person and displayed on a monthly basis.
[0138]
In the graph 1702 of FIG. 17A, the average number of sheets reduced by all employees up to the month is converted into per person and displayed on a monthly basis. In the graph 1702, the average number of paper reductions achieved by the employee belonging to the business unit up to the current month is converted into per person and displayed on a monthly basis.
[0139]
In FIG. (17-1), in July, the actual numerical value was higher than the target numerical value, and paper reduction was attempted. However, until December, the actual numerical value was lower than the target numerical value, and the paper follows a parallel line. You can see how it works. All employees will make efforts to reduce paper by referring to this graph so that the actual figures can be closer to the target figures after January.
[0140]
Further, in FIG. 17A, although the actual numerical value exceeds the target numerical value until December, paper reduction is attempted, but the actual numerical value approaches the target numerical value every month. I understand. Employees belonging to the business divisions shown in the graph will make efforts to reduce paper so that the actual figures do not fall below the target figures.
[0141]
The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion function of the above-mentioned in-house network system records the number of papers reduced on the server in real time at 200, and displays the statistics on the user terminal 202 at all times, so that each employee can To suppress paper output.
[0142]
Therefore, this function is further advanced, and for those employees whose actual value is lower than the target number of paper reduction specified by the target numerical value and the number of papers reduced is below the target, the employee requests more paper output. If a warning is issued to the staff member in order to suppress the paper output, the effect of suppressing the paper output is generated, thereby contributing to paper reduction.
[0143]
FIG. 18 is an operation flow in the server 200, the user terminal 202, and the printer 204 when a staff member suppresses paper output.
First, a display command of electronic information desired to be printed is transmitted from the user terminal 202 to the server 200 (TS1800).
[0144]
The server 200 receives the display command of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1800), and transmits the electronic information specified by the display command to the user terminal 202 (SS1802).
[0145]
In the user terminal 202, the electronic information transmitted from the server 200 is displayed on the groupware viewer (TS1802), and a print request command specifying the number of prints of the displayed electronic information and the like is transmitted to the server 200. (TS1804).
[0146]
Upon receiving the print request command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1804), the server 200 requests the printing from the department information DB 304 based on the ID authenticated when the user terminal 202 logs in to the server 200. The department to which the print applicant belongs is extracted (SS1806). The server 200 refers to and compares the target numerical value and the actual value of the environmental target actual result DB 306 corresponding to the extracted department, and determines whether the actual value is equal to or less than the target numerical value (that is, the target numerical value of the number of paper reductions). Is determined to be 2000 sheets or less in the actual value (SS1808), a print suppression screen is transmitted to the user terminal 202 (SS1810).
[0147]
At the user terminal 202, the print suppression screen transmitted from the server 200 is displayed on the screen (TS1806).
FIG. 19 is an example of a print suppression screen displayed on the user terminal 202.
[0148]
As shown in the figure, a warning message for suppressing printing is displayed on the print suppression screen 1900, and determination buttons 1902 and 1904 are provided for determining whether to execute printing as it is or to cancel printing.
[0149]
In the print suppression screen 1900 of FIG. 19 displayed on the user terminal 202 in step TS1806 of FIG. 18, when the “do not print” button 1902 is selected for the staff (TS1808), the print suppression screen 1900 is deleted. Then, the execution of printing is stopped (TS1810), and the process returns to step TS1802.
[0150]
On the other hand, in the print suppression screen 1900 of FIG. 19 displayed on the user terminal 202 in step TS1806, when the “print” button 1904 is selected by the staff (TS1808), the print suppression screen 1900 is erased (TS1808). TS1814), and a print request command designating the number of prints of the electronic information desired to be printed is transmitted to the server 200 (TS1816).
[0151]
Upon receiving the print request command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (SS1812), the server 200 requests the printing from the department information DB 304 based on the ID authenticated when the user terminal 202 logs in to the server 200. The department to which the print applicant belongs is extracted (SS1814), and the number of printed sheets is subtracted from the actual value corresponding to the department in the environmental target performance DB 306 (SS1816). Then, the server 200 transmits a print permission command to the user terminal 202 in response to the print request command (SS1818).
[0152]
In the user terminal 202, when the print permission command transmitted from the server 200 is received (TS1818), a print execution command is transmitted from the printer driver to the printer 204 (TS1820).
[0153]
Then, the printer 204 receives the print execution command transmitted from the user terminal 202 (PS1800), and prints the electronic information for the designated number of sheets (PS1802).
[0154]
In addition, the same number of printed sheets as that of the department is subtracted from the actual value of the parent department of the department.
In addition, even when performing print processing from individual applications other than the electronic information registered in the groupware, the target numerical value and the actual numerical value are compared in cooperation with the groupware, and the actual numerical value is included in the target numerical value. If not, it is desirable to display a similar print suppression screen.
[0155]
As described above, when the user terminal 202 instructs the printer 204 to print the electronic information registered in the server 200, each time the user terminal 202 is registered in the environmental target result DB 306, Is displayed on the user terminal 202, and a warning is issued to suppress the paper output when the actual number of paper reductions is equal to or less than the target number of paper reductions. It can also be done.
[0156]
Also, if the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system having this function is applied to ISO 14000, it is possible to automatically set the target numerical values for the lower divisions (business divisions and departments) only by setting the target numerical values for "company". In addition, since the statistics of the actual results of energy reduction for each predetermined period can be calculated in real time, the man-hours required for setting these target values and totaling the results can be significantly reduced, contributing to a large cost reduction. I do.
[0157]
Note that the processing of the user terminal 202 described in the description of FIGS. 10 to 16 and 18 can also be performed by the external user terminal 208.
Further, in the above-described example, the conversion of the electronic information to the number of paper reductions is performed based on the number of characters of the electronic information. However, when the electronic information includes image information, for example, the conversion is performed based on the data amount of the image data or the number of images. It may be converted to the number of reduced sheets.
[0158]
Also, in this example, an example in which the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion function is added as one function of the groupware used in the Web environment has been described. The form of realization of the function is not limited to the above, such as cooperating with the Internet or realizing the function in a network other than the Web environment.
[0159]
In the above-described processing, a program is read into a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Member), which is configured in a data processing device such as a server or a user terminal, and connected to the memory via a bus. By causing the CPU (Central Processing Unit) to execute the program, the environmental conservation contribution conversion function is realized.
[0160]
Further, each process described above can be distributed in the form of a program. In this case, the program is recorded on a recording medium such as a flexible disk, CD-ROM, or DVD and distributed, or a part or all of the program is distributed via a transmission medium used in a public network or the like. And so on.
[0161]
Then, the user who has acquired the program distributed in the above-described form can perform data communication with an external device, for example, a reading unit configured to read information recorded on the recording medium or a data processing device such as a server or a user terminal. The above-mentioned program is read into a memory such as a RAM or a ROM connected to each via a bus via a communication unit or the like, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit) connected via the memory and the bus to the CPU. By executing the program, it becomes possible to realize the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion function in the user's system.
[0162]
(Supplementary Note 1) Consisting of a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, and for registering electronic information from the user terminal to the server and for instructing printing of the user terminal via the communication network. Printing in the printing device based on the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system capable of,
Energy reduction amount conversion means for converting the electronic information into an energy reduction amount,
A print instruction communication unit that transmits the print instruction at the user terminal to a server via the communication network and returns a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network;
By subtracting the energy usage specified by the number of prints of the print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication unit from the energy reduction amount converted by the energy reduction amount conversion unit, the energy reduction actual amount Means for calculating the actual amount of energy reduction,
Energy reduction result amount display means for displaying the energy reduction result amount calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means on the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0163]
(Supplementary Note 2) target information setting means for setting target information for the actual energy reduction amount;
Determining means for determining the degree of achievement of the actual energy reduction amount calculated by the actual energy reduction amount calculating means for the target information set by the target information setting means;
Further has
The response to the print instruction in the print instruction communication unit may include, when the determination unit determines that the actual energy reduction amount does not reach the target information, information that prompts a print stop via the communication network. Reply to the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to claim 1, characterized in that:
[0164]
(Supplementary Note 3) The server includes a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, and registers electronic information from the user terminal to the server and prints the user terminal via the communication network. An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system capable of printing with the printing apparatus based on the:
Browsing target information registering means for registering browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information from the user terminal to the server via the communication network;
An energy reduction amount conversion unit that converts the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information into an energy reduction amount based on the browsing target information;
A print instruction communication unit that transmits the print instruction at the user terminal to a server via the communication network and returns a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network;
The print instruction transmitted by the print instruction communication unit to the server, the energy usage specified by the number of prints, the energy reduction of the browsing target information corresponding to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction Subtracted from the amount, an energy reduction actual amount calculating means for calculating the energy reduction actual amount for each of the browsing target person information,
Energy reduction result amount display means for displaying the energy reduction result amount for each of the browsing target person information calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means on the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0165]
(Supplementary Note 4) target information setting means for setting target information for the energy reduction actual amount in association with each of the browsing target information;
Determining means for the target information set by the target information setting means, the achievement degree of the energy reduction result amount calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculating means, for each browsing target information,
Further has
The response to the print instruction in the print instruction communication unit is, by the determination unit, the energy reduction actual amount of the browse target information corresponding to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction is the read target information. When it is determined that the target information is not reached, information urging the stop of printing is returned to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction via the communication network,
The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to Appendix 3, characterized in that:
[0166]
(Supplementary Note 5) The server includes a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, and is used to register electronic information from the user terminal to the server or to issue a print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network. An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system capable of printing with the printing apparatus based on the:
Browsing target information registering means for registering browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information from the user terminal to the server via the communication network;
Hierarchical affiliation group management means for managing the affiliation number of the hierarchized affiliation group to which the browsing target belongs and at least the browsing target information,
It is possible to set target information relating to energy reduction for a higher belonging group of the hierarchical belonging group, and to set the target information set for the higher belonging group in a ratio of the number of members belonging to a lower belonging group. Target information deployment setting means for separately setting the lower belonging group;
An energy reduction amount converting means for converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing person information registered in the server by the browsing person information registration means into an energy reduction amount of the group to which the browsing person belongs. When,
A print instruction communication unit that transmits the print instruction at the user terminal to a server via the communication network and returns a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network;
The print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication means, the energy usage specified by the number of prints, the energy of the belonging group to which the user belongs to the user terminal of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction Subtracting from the reduction amount, calculating an actual energy reduction amount for each of the belonging groups;
Energy reduction result amount display means for displaying the energy reduction result amount for each belonging group calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means on the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0167]
(Supplementary Note 6) The achievement degree of the energy reduction actual amount for each belonging group calculated by the energy reduction actual amount calculating means with respect to the target information for each belonging group set by the target information deployment setting means is calculated. , Further comprising a determination means for determining for each of the belonging groups,
The response to the print instruction in the print instruction communication unit is, by the determination unit, the energy reduction result amount of the belonging group to which the user of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction belongs, When it is determined that the target information is not reached, information urging the stop of printing is returned to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction via the communication network,
An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to claim 5, characterized in that:
[0168]
(Supplementary Note 7) The energy reduction actual amount display means causes the user terminal to compare and display the energy reduction actual amount and the target information.
7. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of appendices 2 or 4 to 6, characterized in that:
[0169]
(Supplementary Note 8) The energy reduction actual amount calculation means totals the energy reduction actual amount in a predetermined period unit,
The energy reduction result amount display means displays the energy reduction result amount tabulated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means on the user terminal in numerical units or graphs in the predetermined period unit.
The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 7, characterized in that:
[0170]
(Supplementary Note 9) The energy reduction amount conversion means converts the electronic information into an energy reduction amount based on the number of characters of the electronic information.
The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 8, characterized in that:
[0171]
(Supplementary Note 10) The energy reduction amount at which the electronic information is converted by the energy reduction amount conversion means is a paper reduction amount,
The energy consumption specified by the number of prints of the print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication means is the number of papers used,
The actual energy reduction amount calculated by the actual energy reduction amount calculating means is indicated by an amount based on the number of paper sheets obtained by subtracting the amount of used paper from the number of paper reduction sheets.
10. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 9, wherein:
[0172]
(Supplementary Note 11) The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 10, which corresponds to a tallying process of ISO 14000.
(Supplementary Note 12) An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network,
Energy reduction amount conversion means for converting the electronic information registered from the user terminal into an energy reduction amount,
A print instruction receiving unit that receives a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
Subtracting the energy usage specified by the number of prints of the print instruction received by the print instruction reception unit from the energy reduction amount converted by the energy reduction amount conversion unit, and calculating an actual energy reduction amount; Means for calculating the actual amount of energy reduction;
Energy reduction result screen transmission means for generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means and transmitting the screen to the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server characterized by having:
[0173]
(Supplementary Note 13) An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network,
Browsing target information receiving means for receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network,
Based on the browsing target information, the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information registered from the user terminal, to convert the browsing target information into energy reduction amount for each browsing target information, energy reduction amount conversion means, ,
A print instruction receiving unit that receives a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
The energy usage specified by the number of prints of the print instruction received by the print instruction receiving unit is calculated from the energy reduction amount corresponding to the information on the browsing target of the user of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction. Means for calculating the actual amount of energy reduction by subtracting and calculating the actual amount of energy reduction;
An energy reduction result screen transmission unit that generates an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the browsing target person information, which is calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation unit, and transmits the energy reduction result screen to the user terminal;
An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server characterized by having:
[0174]
(Supplementary Note 14) Target information setting means for setting target information for the energy reduction actual amount in association with each of the browsing target information,
Determining means for the target information set by the target information setting means, the achievement degree of the energy reduction result amount calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means, for each browsing target person information,
When the print instruction is received by the print instruction receiving unit, the determination unit determines that the actual energy reduction amount of the browse target person information corresponding to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction is the browse target person information. When it is determined that the target information does not reach the target information, replying information to prompt the user to stop printing to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction via the communication network, a reply unit,
14. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server according to supplementary note 13, further comprising:
[0175]
(Supplementary Note 15) An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network,
Browsing target information receiving means for receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network,
Hierarchical affiliation group management means for managing the affiliation number of the hierarchized affiliation group to which the browsing target belongs and at least the browsing target information,
It is possible to set target information relating to energy reduction for a higher belonging group of the hierarchical belonging group, and to set the target information set for the higher belonging group in a ratio of the number of members belonging to a lower belonging group. Target information deployment setting means for separately setting the lower belonging group;
An energy reduction amount converting unit that converts the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information received by the browsing target information receiving unit to the server into an energy reduction amount of the group to which the browsing target belongs. When,
A print instruction receiving unit that receives a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
The energy consumption specified by the number of prints of the print instruction received by the print instruction reception unit is calculated from the energy reduction amount of the belonging group to which the user belongs to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction. Subtracting, calculating an actual energy reduction amount for each of the belonging groups, an actual energy reduction amount calculating means,
An energy reduction result screen transmission unit that generates an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the belonging groups, calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation unit, and transmits the energy reduction result screen to the user terminal;
An environmental conservation contribution degree conversion server characterized by having:
[0176]
(Supplementary Note 16) A program for causing a server capable of registering electronic information and referencing the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network to execute a process of converting a contribution degree of environmental conservation,
An energy reduction amount conversion function of converting the electronic information registered from the user terminal into an energy reduction amount,
A print instruction receiving function of receiving a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
An energy reduction actual amount calculation function of calculating the energy reduction actual amount by subtracting the energy usage amount specified by the number of prints from the print instruction from the energy reduction amount,
An energy reduction result screen transmission function of generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount and transmitting the generated screen to the user terminal;
The program to realize.
[0177]
(Supplementary Note 17) A program for causing a server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network to execute a process of converting a contribution degree of environmental conservation,
A browsing target information receiving function of receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network;
An energy reduction amount conversion function for converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information registered from the user terminal into an energy reduction amount for each browsing target information, based on the browsing target information; ,
A print instruction receiving function of receiving a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
In the print instruction, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints is subtracted from the energy reduction amount corresponding to the browsing target information of the user of the user terminal that has transmitted the print instruction, and the actual energy reduction amount is calculated. A function to calculate the actual amount of energy reduction,
An energy reduction result screen transmission function for generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the browsing target information and transmitting the screen to the user terminal;
The program to realize.
[0178]
(Supplementary Note 18) A program for causing a server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network to execute a process of converting a contribution degree of environmental preservation,
A target information setting function for setting target information relating to energy reduction in association with each target audience information;
A browsing target information receiving function of receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network;
An energy reduction amount conversion function for converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information registered from the user terminal into an energy reduction amount for each browsing target information, based on the browsing target information; ,
A print instruction receiving function of receiving a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
In the print instruction, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints is subtracted from the energy reduction amount corresponding to the browsing target information of the user of the user terminal that has transmitted the print instruction, and the actual energy reduction amount is calculated. A function to calculate the actual amount of energy reduction,
A determination function of determining the achievement degree of the energy reduction result amount with respect to the target information for each of the browsing target information;
Upon receiving the print instruction, it is determined that the actual energy reduction amount of the target user information corresponding to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction does not reach the target information of the target user information. Reply function to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction via the communication network, the information prompting the stop of printing, a reply function,
An energy reduction result screen transmission function for generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the browsing target information and transmitting the screen to the user terminal;
The program to realize.
[0179]
(Supplementary Note 19) A program for causing a server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network to execute a process of converting a contribution degree of environmental conservation,
A browsing target information receiving function of receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network;
A hierarchical affiliation group management function for managing the affiliation number of the hierarchized affiliation group to which the browsing target belongs and the browsing target information,
It is possible to set target information related to energy reduction for a higher belonging group of the hierarchical belonging group, and to set the target information set for the higher belonging group in a ratio of the number of members belonging to a lower belonging group. A target information deployment setting function to divide and set the lower belonging group;
Converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information into an energy reduction amount of the group to which the browsing target belongs, an energy reduction amount conversion function,
A print instruction receiving function of receiving a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
In the print instruction, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints is subtracted from the energy reduction amount of the group to which the user belongs of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction, and the actual energy reduction amount is calculated. An energy reduction actual amount calculation function to calculate for each of the belonging groups;
An energy reduction result screen transmission function of generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the belonging groups and transmitting the energy reduction result screen to the user terminal;
The program to realize.
[0180]
(Supplementary note 20) The program according to any one of Supplementary notes 16 to 19, wherein the energy reduction amount conversion function converts the electronic information into an energy reduction amount based on the number of characters of the electronic information.
[0181]
(Supplementary Note 21) The energy reduction actual amount calculation function tallies the energy reduction actual amount for a predetermined period unit,
The energy reduction result screen transmission function generates an energy reduction result screen for numerically displaying or graphically displaying the energy reduction result amount on the user terminal in the predetermined period unit. The program according to any one of the above.
[0182]
(Supplementary note 22) The program according to any one of supplementary notes 16 to 21, characterized in that different functions are linked to a plurality of the user terminals and used in cooperation with groupware that collectively provides the functions.
[0183]
(Supplementary Note 23) The server includes a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, and is used for registering electronic information from the user terminal to the server and for instructing printing of the user terminal via the communication network. A method of converting the contribution of environmental preservation using a system capable of printing by the printing apparatus based on the method,
Converting the electronic information into an amount of energy reduction,
Transmitting the print instruction in the user terminal to a server,
Returning a response to the print instruction to the user terminal,
The print instruction, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints, subtracted from the energy reduction, to calculate the actual energy reduction,
Sending the actual energy reduction amount to the user terminal;
A method of converting the contribution of environmental conservation characterized by having:
[0184]
(Supplementary Note 24) An environmental conservation contribution conversion system for indexing the contribution of environmental conservation accompanying digitization,
Storage means for storing electronic information;
Conversion accumulation means for converting the information amount of the electronic information accumulated in the accumulation means into the number of paper sheets and accumulating the information amount,
Paper output permitting means for permitting the specified number of papers of the electronic information stored in the storage means,
Contribution calculating means for calculating the environmental conservation contribution from a comparison between the number of sheets accumulated by the conversion accumulating means and the designated number of sheets permitted to be output by the paper output permitting means,
Display means for displaying an index of the contribution degree of the environmental conservation calculated by the contribution degree calculation means,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0185]
(Supplementary Note 25) In the conversion accumulating means, the number of sheets of the information amount of the electronic information is accumulated in association with a provision target set as a provision target of the electronic information,
The contribution degree of the environmental conservation calculated by the contribution degree calculation means is based on the number of paper sheets accumulated for each of the provision target persons and the instruction of the provision target person permitted by the paper output permission means. It is calculated for each of the provision target persons from a comparison with a designated number of paper outputs of electronic information,
24. The environmental conservation contribution conversion system according to claim 24, wherein:
[0186]
(Supplementary Note 26) setting means for setting a provision target of the electronic information;
A department recording unit that hierarchically records the department to which the provision target person belongs,
Further has
In the conversion accumulation means, the number of paper sheets of the information amount of the electronic information is accumulated in association with the provision target of the electronic information set by the setting means,
The contribution degree of the environmental conservation calculated by the contribution degree calculation means is based on the number of paper sheets accumulated for each of the provision target persons and the instruction of the provision target person permitted by the paper output permission means. From the comparison with the indicated number of paper outputs of the electronic information, calculated for each of the provided persons, or for each of the departments of the provided person recorded in the department recording means,
26. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to Supplementary Note 24 or 25, wherein:
[0187]
(Supplementary note 27) The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of Supplementary notes 24 to 26, wherein the conversion accumulation unit converts the number of papers based on the number of characters included in the electronic information. .
[0188]
(Supplementary Note 28) The conversion accumulating means converts the information amount of the electronic information accumulated in the accumulating means into a number of sheets, and accumulates the electronic information in a period during which the electronic information is accumulated in the accumulating means,
The contribution degree calculating means is configured to compare the number of sheets of paper for a predetermined period accumulated by the conversion accumulating means with the specified number of sheets of paper for which paper output is permitted by the paper output permitting means during the predetermined period. Calculating the contribution degree in the predetermined period unit,
28. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 24 to 27, characterized in that:
[0189]
(Supplementary Note 29) There is further provided a target numerical value setting means for setting a target numerical value contributing to the environmental conservation,
The display means displays the contribution degree of environmental conservation calculated by the contribution calculation means in comparison with the target numerical value set in the target numerical value setting means,
29. The environmental conservation contribution conversion system according to any one of appendices 24 to 28, characterized in that:
[0190]
(Supplementary Note 30) For the higher department to which the provision target belongs to which is recorded in the belonging department recording means, the environmental preservation to be achieved by all of the provision recipients belonging to the higher division. When the target numerical value to be contributed is set, the target numerical value of each of the lower affiliated departments with respect to the upper affiliated department is distributed by the ratio of the number of provision target users belonging to the lower affiliated departments. Further comprising means,
The display means displays the contribution degree of environmental conservation calculated by the contribution degree calculation means in comparison with the target numerical value set by the target numerical value setting means,
30. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 26 to 29, characterized in that:
[0191]
(Supplementary Note 31) The display means graphically displays the degree of contribution to the environmental conservation.
31. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 24 to 30, wherein:
[0192]
(Supplementary Note 32) The display means displays, as the degree of contribution to environmental conservation, the absolute number of paper reductions or the previous year's ratio of paper reductions.
32. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 24 to 31, wherein:
[0193]
(Supplementary Note 33) When there is a request for paper output of the electronic information stored in the storage unit, the target numerical value set by the target numerical value setting unit and the contribution degree of environmental conservation calculated by the contribution calculation unit are calculated. Comparison determining means for comparing
Warning means for issuing a warning to a requester who has requested the paper output, when it is determined that the environmental conservation contribution degree does not reach the target value by the comparison determination means,
32. The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to any one of supplementary notes 24 to 31, further comprising:
[0194]
(Supplementary Note 34) A calculating means for converting the electronic information into a first evaluation value for environmental contribution,
Calculating means for converting to a second evaluation value for the environmental contribution corresponding to the amount of paper converted from the electronic information,
Means for obtaining the actual reduction amount to the environmental contribution by subtracting the second evaluation value from the first evaluation value,
Means for outputting the actual reduction amount to the environmental contribution,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0195]
(Supplementary Note 35) Operation means for converting the electronic information into a first evaluation value,
Calculating means for converting to a second evaluation value corresponding to the amount of paper converted from the electronic information,
Means for obtaining the actual reduction amount of paper by subtracting the second evaluation value from the first evaluation value,
Means for outputting the actual reduction amount,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0196]
(Supplementary Note 36) The server includes a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, and registers electronic information from the user terminal to the server and prints the user terminal via the communication network. Printing in the printing device based on the environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system capable of,
Energy reduction amount conversion means for converting the electronic information into an energy reduction amount,
A print instruction communication unit that transmits the print instruction at the user terminal to a server via the communication network and returns a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network;
By subtracting the energy usage specified by the number of prints of the print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication unit from the energy reduction amount converted by the energy reduction amount conversion unit, the energy reduction actual amount Means for calculating the actual amount of energy reduction,
Energy reduction actual amount output means for outputting the energy reduction actual amount calculated by the energy reduction actual amount calculation means,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having:
[0197]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the present invention, the amount of energy reduction that is reduced by digitizing the information is automatically converted for the electronic information registered in the server via a communication network or the like. Then, the result of the energy reduction is calculated by subtracting the energy usage from the energy reduction based on the number of prints specified by the user terminal. This calculation result is transmitted to the user terminal, and the user terminal can see the energy consumption in real time. As a result, the user terminal can be aware of the effect of energy reduction by digitizing information, and can realize the amount of energy consumed by printing electronic information every time printing is performed on the user terminal. Become.
[0198]
Further, in the present invention, since information of a viewing target (browsing target information) with respect to the electronic information can be registered, the amount of paper used for the number of people who would be distributed without digitization can be appropriately converted into the amount of energy reduction. become.
[0199]
Further, according to the present invention, the energy saving result can be calculated for each browsing target or for each group to which the browsing target belongs. In the user terminal, the user of the user terminal and the user to which the user belongs Users can view the actual amount of energy savings for each group to which they belong, so that users of user terminals can not only determine the amount of paper consumed by individuals, but also the energy consumption of their departments, business units, and even the entire company. It is also possible to control the number of printed sheets of the user's own paper according to the reduction amount.
[0200]
Also, in the present invention, target information can be set for the amount of energy reduction, so that the user terminal can compare this target information with the above-mentioned actual amount of energy reduction. Efforts are expected to be made in the user terminal to approach the user terminal.
[0201]
Further, in the present invention, if the target information is set to a higher belonging group, the target information is automatically distributed to the lower belonging group in proportion to the number of members, so that the target information is calculated for each belonging group one by one. Since the target information can be collectively set to each belonging group without setting the calculated target information, the work efficiency is dramatically improved.
[0202]
Further, in the present invention, the set target information is compared with the actual amount of energy reduction that decreases each time the user of the user terminal outputs paper, and when the actual amount of energy reduction does not reach the target information, the user terminal Since the information prompting the user to stop paper output is sent to the user terminal, the effect of suppressing printing at the user terminal is further enhanced.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a display example when paper reduction information is displayed on a user terminal.
FIG. 2 is an overall configuration diagram of an in-house network system having an environmental conservation contribution degree conversion function.
FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of a server 200 and a user terminal 202 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an example of an environmental goal table.
FIG. 5 is an example of a performance conversion table.
FIG. 6 is an operation flow on the server 200 and the user terminal side when setting target numerical values of a predetermined department in the environmental target result DB 306.
FIG. 7 is an example of an “environmental goal input screen”.
FIG. 8 is an operation flow of the server 200 and the user terminal when allocating target numerical values of a predetermined department set in the environmental target performance DB 306 to subordinate departments.
FIG. 9 is an example of an “environmental goal deployment screen”.
FIG. 10 is a data collection flow for data posted on an electronic bulletin board of groupware.
FIG. 11 is a data collection flow for data registered in a library of groupware.
FIG. 12 is a data collection flow for data registered in a groupware workflow.
FIG. 13 is a data collection flow for data registered in a groupware schedule.
FIG. 14 is a data collection flow for data registered in an electronic conference room of groupware.
FIG. 15 is a data collection flow in the server 200, the user terminal 202, and the printer 204, in which the number of actually output papers is subtracted from the added number of reduced papers.
FIG. 16 is an operation flow of the server 200 and the user terminal 202 when the paper reduction information recorded on the server 200 is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 202.
FIG. 17 shows the results of the number of paper reductions per person displayed on a monthly basis.
FIG. 18 is an operation flow in the server 200, the user terminal 202, and the printer 204 when paper output is suppressed.
FIG. 19 is an example of a print suppression screen displayed on the user terminal 202;
[Explanation of symbols]
100 TOP screen
102 Display window
104 Detail button
116 Setting change button
118 Expand button

Claims (5)

The printing apparatus, comprising a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, registering electronic information from the user terminal to the server via the communication network, and printing based on a print instruction of the user terminal. Is an environmental conservation contribution conversion system that can print on
Energy reduction amount conversion means for converting the electronic information into an energy reduction amount,
A print instruction communication unit that transmits the print instruction at the user terminal to a server via the communication network and returns a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network;
By subtracting the energy usage specified by the number of prints of the print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication unit from the energy reduction amount converted by the energy reduction amount conversion unit, the energy reduction actual amount Means for calculating the actual amount of energy reduction,
Energy reduction result amount display means for displaying the energy reduction result amount calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means on the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having: Target information setting means for setting target information for the energy reduction actual amount,
Determining means for determining the degree of achievement of the actual energy reduction amount calculated by the actual energy reduction amount calculating means for the target information set by the target information setting means;
Further has
The response to the print instruction in the print instruction communication unit may include, when the determination unit determines that the actual energy reduction amount does not reach the target information, information that prompts a print stop via the communication network. Reply to the user terminal,
The environmental conservation contribution degree conversion system according to claim 1, wherein: The printing apparatus, comprising a server, a user terminal, and a printing device connected by a communication network, registering electronic information from the user terminal to the server via the communication network, and printing based on a printing instruction of the user terminal. Environmental conservation contribution conversion system that can print on
Browsing target information registering means for registering browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information from the user terminal to the server via the communication network;
Hierarchical affiliation group management means for managing the affiliation number of the hierarchized affiliation group to which the browsing target belongs and at least the browsing target information,
It is possible to set target information relating to energy reduction for a higher belonging group of the hierarchical belonging group, and to set the target information set for the higher belonging group in a ratio of the number of members belonging to a lower belonging group. Target information deployment setting means for separately setting the lower belonging group;
An energy reduction amount converting means for converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing person information registered in the server by the browsing person information registration means into an energy reduction amount of the group to which the browsing person belongs. When,
A print instruction communication unit that transmits the print instruction at the user terminal to a server via the communication network and returns a response to the print instruction to the user terminal via the communication network;
The print instruction transmitted to the server by the print instruction communication means, the energy usage specified by the number of prints, the energy of the belonging group to which the user belongs to the user terminal of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction Subtracting from the reduction amount, calculating an actual energy reduction amount for each of the belonging groups;
Energy reduction result amount display means for displaying the energy reduction result amount for each belonging group calculated by the energy reduction result amount calculation means on the user terminal,
An environmental conservation contribution conversion system characterized by having: A program for causing a server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network to execute a process of converting a contribution degree of environmental conservation,
A target information setting function for setting target information relating to energy reduction in association with each target audience information;
A browsing target information receiving function of receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network;
An energy reduction amount conversion function for converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information registered from the user terminal into an energy reduction amount for each browsing target information, based on the browsing target information; ,
A print instruction receiving function of receiving a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
In the print instruction, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints is subtracted from the energy reduction amount corresponding to the browsing target information of the user of the user terminal that has transmitted the print instruction, and the actual energy reduction amount is calculated. A function to calculate the actual amount of energy reduction,
A determination function of determining the achievement degree of the energy reduction result amount with respect to the target information for each of the browsing target information;
Upon receiving the print instruction, it is determined that the actual energy reduction amount of the target user information corresponding to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction does not reach the target information of the target user information. Reply function to the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction via the communication network, the information prompting the stop of printing, a reply function,
An energy reduction result screen transmission function for generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the browsing target information and transmitting the screen to the user terminal;
The program to realize. A program for causing a server capable of registering electronic information and referring to the electronic information from a user terminal via a communication network to execute a process of converting a contribution degree of environmental conservation,
A browsing target information receiving function of receiving browsing target information indicating a browsing target of the electronic information transmitted from the user terminal via the communication network;
A hierarchical affiliation group management function for managing the affiliation number of the hierarchized affiliation group to which the browsing target belongs and the browsing target information,
It is possible to set target information related to energy reduction for a higher belonging group of the hierarchical belonging group, and to set the target information set for the higher belonging group in a ratio of the number of members belonging to a lower belonging group. A target information deployment setting function to divide and set the lower belonging group;
Converting the electronic information corresponding to the browsing target information into an energy reduction amount of the group to which the browsing target belongs, an energy reduction amount conversion function,
A print instruction receiving function of receiving a print instruction of the electronic information from the user terminal;
In the print instruction, the energy consumption specified by the number of prints is subtracted from the energy reduction amount of the group to which the user belongs of the user terminal that transmitted the print instruction, and the actual energy reduction amount is calculated. An energy reduction actual amount calculation function to calculate for each of the belonging groups;
An energy reduction result screen transmission function of generating an energy reduction result screen based on the energy reduction result amount for each of the belonging groups and transmitting the energy reduction result screen to the user terminal;
The program to realize.

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