JP2001014398A - Behavior recording system for infant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a behavior recording system for infant which informs a protector of the behavior state of an infant in detail, makes close a communication between a day-care center and the protector of the infant, and deepens the ties of reliability. SOLUTION: Input terminal devices 1 to 6 which are installed at multiple placed where infants behave variously, a controller 7 which edits information sent from the input terminal devices 1 to 6 as behavior records based upon specific formats set previously by the infants, and an output device 9 which outputs the edited behavior records are arranged in facilities such as a day-care center where the infants are nursed. Then information specifying the infants is inputted to the input terminals 1 to 6 arranged at the place where the infants to be recorded behave, and the behavior states of the infants at the installation places are inputted; and the controller 7 edits the input information into a journal where actions of one day are recorded in time series and the journal is outputted by the output device 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a nursery, a nursery,
The behavior of infants in kindergartens and other childcare facilities and at home,
The present invention relates to an infant behavior recording system that is recorded by childcare staff and baby sitters.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in daycare facilities such as daycare centers, nursery schools, kindergartens, etc., the nursery staff prepares a work log for their duties, but does not necessarily create an action record for each child in charge. In general, only the infants who have experienced an unusual event are recorded, and the parents of the infant are usually informed of their behavior, including the details of the incident, at the time of delivery of the infant. In addition, when a babysitter is requested at home, the babysitter does not create an activity record of the infant, but only verbally communicates the noticed items at the time of delivery of the infant.

[0003]

However, in the conventional oral communication, especially in the case of childcare facilities, the number of infants is large. It was difficult to tell. Also,
Even in the case of babysitters, detailed reports could not be made verbally, and because they were based on memory, they were likely to be inaccurate. For this reason, conventionally, there has been an inconvenience that it is not possible to respond to a request for knowing a more detailed behavioral state of a parent.

[0004] The present invention solves such conventional inconveniences, and in order to respond to the needs of parents who want to know the behavioral status of infants in detail, childcare facilities such as day care centers, nursery schools, kindergartens and homes have It is an object of the present invention to provide a system for observing and recording the behavior of an infant by a childcare staff or a baby sitter.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, an infant activity recording system according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a plurality of input terminal devices for inputting various activities of an infant, and these input terminals. A control device that edits information sent from the device as an activity record for each infant according to a predetermined form set in advance, and an output device that outputs the edited activity record, provided in a facility such as a nursery for childcare of infants, At the place where the infant to be recorded is acting, the person in charge of childcare and other staff members input information specifying the infant, for example, the infant name and ID code, to the input terminal device, The behavior status of the infant at the place is input, the input information is edited as an activity record by the control device, and the activity record is output from the output device.

[0006] To achieve the above object, an infant behavior recording system according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises:
An input terminal device installed at a plurality of places where the infant performs various actions, a control device for editing information sent from these input terminal devices as an action record according to a predetermined form preset for each infant, and the edited action An output device for outputting a record is provided in a facility such as a daycare center for childcare of infants, and a person in charge of childcare of the infant is provided on the input terminal device installed at a place where the infant to be recorded is acting. And other staff inputs information specifying the infant, for example, the infant name and ID code, and inputs the behavioral status of the infant at the installation location, and arranges the input information in chronological order by the control device. It edits the diary which recorded the action of the day, and outputs this diary from the output device.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, an infant behavior recording system according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a plurality of input terminal devices which can carry a babysitter or the like and input various activities of the infant. And send and receive information via a communication line with each of these input terminal devices, and edit the information sent from each of the input terminal devices as an action record for each infant according to a predetermined form set in advance, such as a babysitter dispatch center, etc. A babysitter dispatch center or an output device installed at home that outputs the edited behavior record, and where the infant to be recorded is acting, for example, at home, While inputting information identifying the infant into the input terminal device carried by the child, inputting the behavior of the infant at the place, Edit the force information as transmitted by the action record from the input terminal to the control device installed in babysitter dispatch centers, and outputs the action record from the output device.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. put it here,
1 to 4 show an embodiment applied to recording at a nursery, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing installation locations and connection states of respective devices of the present system at the nursery, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an input terminal device. FIG. 3 and FIG. 3 are flowcharts showing the operation procedure of each input terminal device, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of the output diary. 5 to 8 show an embodiment applied to recording by a babysitter, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a connection relationship between a portable input terminal device and a control device installed at a babysitter dispatch center, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the input terminal device, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the input terminal device, and FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example of an output diary.

First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, there are a plurality of places where infants perform various actions in a nursery facility, and six places in the illustrated example.
Input terminal devices 1 to 6 having the same configuration are installed. That is, a game input room terminal device 1 installed in a game room for playing games and crafts, a rest room input terminal device 2 installed in a rest room for taking a nap, etc. 3. Toilet input terminal device 4 installed in the toilet, body measurement input terminal device 5 installed in a body measurement corner for measuring weight and height provided in a part of a play room or dining room, and outdoor input terminal device 6 installed in a playground is there.

As shown in FIG. 2, each of these input terminal devices 1 to 6 is a wall-mounted type, provided with a display surface on the front side to display various information, and selects desired information from the displayed information. This is a so-called touch panel type input terminal device for inputting by touching a display portion. Each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6 may be installed at an appropriate place in each room, for example, near an entrance. In the case of the outdoor input terminal device 6, the input terminal devices 1 to 6 are installed in a place that is hardly affected by wind and rain and a cover or a case. Install it in a sealed state with the above.

The information input to each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6 is sent to a control device 7 shown in FIG. 1 which is installed in the staff room, and the control device 7 uses the information in accordance with a predetermined form set in advance. For each infant, the action records are edited into a daily action log that is arranged in chronological order. The control device 7 has a known CPU, a ROM and a RAM (both not shown), and the editing is performed by temporarily storing information sent from each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6 in the RAM, and storing the information in the ROM in advance. This is performed under the control of the CPU according to the stored program. In addition to the input terminal devices 1 to 6, the control device 7 includes an input device 8 such as a keyboard for inputting various information and an output device 9 such as a printer for printing out the edited log. It has.

Next, a method of creating an infant diary in this embodiment will be described. The input procedure in each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6 is shown in FIG. 3, but is the same except that display information is different depending on the installation location. First, the game room input terminal device 1 is turned on, and a person in charge is specified (step 101). This specific input is performed by displaying, as an initial screen, the names of all persons in charge of childcare of the infant, and the person in charge selects and inputs his / her own name, or inputs an ID code preset for each person in charge. Just do it. The input of the ID code is performed by calling a character palette on the display surface. At this time,
Information on the date and day of the week is also taken in at the same time.

Subsequently, the names of all the infants who are in charge of the person in charge are displayed (step 102), and the person in charge selects and inputs the names of the infants whose information is to be input and specifies the infant (step 102). 103). At this time, a photograph of the face of each infant may be displayed or the physical condition may be input at the same time. In addition, an infant may be specified by inputting an ID code preset for each infant.

When the infant is specified, the input terminal devices 1 to 6
In the case of a large item corresponding to the installation location of the game room, that is, the game room input terminal device 1, for example, "group game", "individual game",
"Free action" is displayed (step 104). When the person in charge selects and inputs, for example, "individual play" in accordance with the behavioral state of the infant (step 105), personal play which is usually performed as a subdivision item, for example, "origami", "picture",
"Clay work" and "picture book" are displayed (step 10)
6) Therefore, a personal game performed by the selected infant, for example, "origami" is selected and input (step 107).

Subsequent to the display of the subdivision items (step 106) and the input of selection of subdivision items (step 107), further related items such as "with whom", "by yourself", "by yourself", ""With a girl" and "with a boy", and "how", for example, "happily", "fight", "enthusiastically", "quietly", "both" It is also possible to display and select and input from them, or to input characters that do not correspond to these items. Character input is performed by calling a character palette on the display surface.

The input operation is completed by the selection input or the character input. The end of the input operation may be performed by touching the displayed “completion” portion. By touching the “completion” portion, the end of the input work is confirmed, the end time of the input work, for example, 9:00 is recorded as the activity time of the infant, and the input information is sent to the control device 7.

In this way, each person in charge observes the behavior of each infant who is in charge at each of the installation locations of the input terminal devices 1 to 6, and selects and inputs the input from each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6. The information is sent to the control device 7, and the control device 7 records the time, place, and behavior status as a daily activity record arranged in chronological order for each infant. The control device 7
, The childcare time at the day care center, the weather, comments from the nurse in charge of each child, and a menu for lunch are input from the input device 8. In addition, the childcare time may be configured to input information of a time card for recording the time when the infant was kept.

The input data is sent to the control device 7.
Is a diary 1 of a predetermined form set in advance
It is edited to 0 and printed out from the output device 9 (see FIG. 4). Here, for the age, height, weight, and body temperature of each infant, the data input in advance to the control device 7 is called and used, but when the height, weight, and body temperature are measured at the body measurement corner, The data input from the body measurement input terminal device 5 is used.

The diary 10 created as described above is to be handed over to a guardian who has picked up a baby from the person in charge, Hobo.

In the above embodiment, for example,
Each of the input terminal devices 1 is carried out by each of the caregivers carrying the wireless device slave device, and by transmitting data from the slave device to the master device with each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6 as a master device for the slave device. 6 may be configured to input information. In addition, when each of the input terminal devices 1 to 6 is a portable device and the data is wirelessly transmitted from each of the portable input terminal devices 1 to 6 to the control device 7, when going out for a walk or the like, Can be used for Further, this input may be performed by a nurse or other staff other than the person in charge.

Furthermore, a measuring device for measuring body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and the like may be always attached to each infant, and the measuring device may be configured to collect health data of each infant. Further, by attaching an identification tag to each infant, the identification tag is detected by a detection device provided at the entrance of each room where the infant enters and exits and performs various actions, and a detection signal is sent to the control device 7. It is also possible to configure so that the location of each infant can be confirmed. Further, the tag detection signal may be used as an infant identification input signal to the input terminal devices 1 to 6. Further, the diary 10 is not limited to the form shown in FIG. 4, and can also be output as electronic data stored in a floppy disk or the like.

It is needless to say that this embodiment can be applied to a nursery school and a kindergarten in addition to a nursery. Then, these facilities such as day care centers are networked, data is transmitted and received between each facility and the headquarters connected by a communication line, and the headquarters manages information on each facility collectively, and It is also possible to transmit a unified menu relating to childcare together with menu information, meal material information, and the like, and input the menu information and the like to the control device 7.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 5, an input terminal device 21 carried by a babysitter (hereinafter referred to as a person in charge)
It has a communication function and sends and receives data via a communication line with a control device 27 installed in a babysitter dispatch center (hereinafter referred to as a center). As shown in FIG. 6, the input terminal device 21 is a small portable device, displays various information on a display surface provided on the front surface, and inputs desired information from the displayed information by selecting desired information. This is a so-called touch panel type input method which is performed by touching the touch panel.

The information input to the input terminal device 21 carried by each person is sent to a control device 27 installed in the center shown in FIG. 5 via a communication line.
According to a predetermined form set in advance, an action record is compiled in a time-sequence logbook in which the action records are arranged in chronological order for each infant in charge of each person in charge.

The control device 27 has a known CPU, a ROM and a RAM (both not shown). The above-mentioned editing is performed by temporarily storing information sent from each input terminal device 21 in the RAM, and then storing the information in the ROM. This is performed under the control of the CPU according to a program stored in advance. Further, the control device 27 is, apart from the input terminal devices 21, an input device 28 such as a keyboard for inputting various information.
And an output device 29 such as a printer for printing out the edited diary.

Next, a method of creating a diary of a child according to the present embodiment will be described. The input procedure in the input terminal device 21 is shown in FIG. Each person goes to the designated home at the designated date and time according to the schedule sent from the center to the input terminal device 21.
The input terminal device 21 is turned on, and a person in charge is specified (step 201). This specific input is performed by calling a character palette on the display surface, and inputting the name of the operator and an ID code preset for each operator. At this time, information of year, month, day, day of the week, and work start time are also automatically input at the same time.

Subsequently, the person in charge specifies the infant by inputting the name of the infant to be inputted (step 202). At this time, the child's physical condition may be input at the same time.
It should be noted that the I set in advance at the time of childcare request for each infant
An infant may be specified by inputting a D code.
These inputs are also performed by calling the character palette on the display surface.

The action can be recorded after the infant is specified, and when the pen is touched on the "start" display, large items such as "indoor play", "outdoor play", "rest", and "meal" are displayed. Is performed (step 203). When the person in charge selects and inputs, for example, "indoor play" according to the behavioral state of the infant (step 204), general indoor play, for example, "TV", "game",
Since "picture", "block", and "picture book" are displayed (step 205), indoor play performed by the infant, for example, "picture book" is selected and input (step 206).

Subsequent to the display of the subdivision items (step 205) and the input of selection of subdivision items (step 206), the related items "with whom", for example, "with friends",
Displays "alone", "with brothers", "with sisters", and "how", for example, "happily", "fight", "zealously", "quietly" , "Boot" may be displayed and selected from these, or characters other than these may be input.
This character input is also performed by calling a character palette on the display surface.

Then, by this selection input or character input, one input operation is completed. The end of the input operation may be performed by touching a “completion” portion displayed on the display surface. By touching the “completed” portion, the end of the input work is confirmed, and the input work end time, for example, 15:30, is recorded in the storage unit of the input terminal device 21 as the action time of the infant together with the input information. The information is transmitted to the control device 27.

The input terminal device 21 is used to input childcare time, weather, comments from the person in charge of the guardian of the infant, and, when a meal is taken, the menu.

In this way, the person in charge sends the selected child's behavior or the character input from the input terminal device 21 to the control device 27 of the center via the communication line. The control device 27 records the time, place, and behavior as daily activity records arranged in chronological order for each infant.

The input information is sent to the control device 27.
Of a predetermined form set in advance by the user
And output it by printing from the output device 29 (see FIG. 8). The diary 30 created as described above is sent from the center to the guardian at a later date.

In the above embodiment, for example,
A measuring device for measuring body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure and the like is always attached to the infant, and the health data of the infant can be collected by the measuring device. The log 30 is not limited to the above-described form, but may be output as electronic data in a form stored on a floppy (registered trademark) disk or the like at the center. Further, the output information may be sent from the control device 27 at the center to the personal computer in the home and output and printed. Furthermore, each input terminal device 2
1 may have a built-in printer and also serve as an output terminal device. Furthermore, the center may manage the schedule of all the babysitters, create a meal menu displaying calories and nutritional values suitable for the infant of the dispatch destination, and send them to the babysitter in advance.

[0035]

As described above, according to the infant behavior recording system according to the first aspect of the present invention, the person in charge observes the behavior of the infant in the nursery or the like, and from each input terminal device, inputs the information to each infant. It records by inputting and recording this behavior record, so it is possible to record it with simple operation without burdening the person in charge, etc., and it is not only useful as a growth record of infants,
Communication between the nursery and the guardian of the infant becomes closer, and the effect of deepening the bond of trust is exhibited.

According to the infant behavior recording system according to the second aspect of the present invention, the person in charge observes the behavior of the infant in the nursery or the like, and inputs the information for each infant from each input terminal device nearby. Since each child is recorded in chronological order and output as a diary, it is possible to create a diary for each infant with a simple operation without burdening the person in charge.
Not only is it useful as an infant's growth record, but also allows parents to keep track of the day-to-day activities of infants in day care centers, so that communication between the day care centers and their parents becomes more intimate, and bonds of trust are strengthened. It has the effect of deepening.

According to the infant behavior recording system according to the third aspect of the present invention, a person in charge of a babysitter or the like observes and inputs various behaviors of the infant into a portable input terminal device. The input information is transmitted to a control device installed at a baby-sitter dispatch center or the like connected to the input terminal device via a communication line.
Edit the information sent from the input terminal device as an activity record for each infant according to a predetermined form set in advance,
Since this behavior record is output from the output device, it is possible to record it with a simple operation without burdening the person in charge, and it is not only useful as a growth record of infants, but also with a babysitter dispatch center etc. and parents of infants Communication becomes tight, and the effect of deepening the bond of trust is produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing installation locations and connection states of respective devices in a nursery according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the input terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of each input terminal device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of a diary output in the same manner.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a relationship between a control device of a babysitter dispatch center and a portable input terminal device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the input terminal device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of each input terminal device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example of a diary output in the same manner.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Play room input terminal device 2 Rest room input terminal device 3 Cafeteria input terminal device 4 Restroom input terminal device 5 Physical measurement input terminal device 6 Outdoor input terminal device 7 Control device 8 Input device 9 Output device 10 Journal 21 Input terminal device 27 Control Device 28 Input device 29 Output device 30 Journal

Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hikaru Ishikawa 5-1, Kanda Toyama-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Within Pigeon Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takashi Kumakura 800-1 Shisakunobu 800-1 Vivere Kajigaya 205 (72 ) Inventor Takeo Hoshi 980-1 Oeda, Kasukabe-shi, Saitama F-term (reference) 5B049 BB21 CC03 CC21 CC31 CC42 DD01 DD05 EE01 FF02 FF04 FF09 GG04 GG06 GG07 GG09

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of input terminal devices for inputting various actions of an infant, a control device for editing information sent from these input terminal devices as an action record for each infant according to a predetermined form set in advance, and An output device that outputs an action record is provided in a facility such as a nursery where the infant is nursed, and at the place where the infant to be recorded is acting, while inputting information specifying the infant to the input terminal device, A behavior record of the infant at the place, inputting the input information as a behavior record by the control device, and outputting the behavior record from the output device. 2. An input terminal device installed at a plurality of places where an infant performs various actions, and a control device for editing information sent from these input terminal devices as an action record according to a predetermined form preset for each infant. An output device for outputting the edited behavior record is provided in a facility such as a nursery where the infant is nursed, and the input terminal device installed in the place where the infant to be recorded is acting is specified. And input the behavioral status of the infant at the installation location, edit the input information into a diary that records the daily activities chronologically arranged by the control device, and output the diary. A behavior recording system for infants, characterized in that it is output from a device. 3. A plurality of portable input terminal devices for inputting various actions of an infant, transmitting and receiving information to and from each of these input terminal devices via a communication line, and receiving information transmitted from each of the input terminal devices. And a control device for editing as a behavior record for each infant according to a predetermined form set in advance, and an output device for outputting the edited behavior record. While inputting information identifying the infant into the terminal device,
An infant, wherein the behavior of the infant in the place is input, the input information is transmitted from the input terminal device to the control device, edited as an activity record, and the activity record is output from the output device. Behavior recording system.