JP2002133037A - Communication system utilizing portable information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication system utilizing a portable information terminal in which an information items from a person who takes care of a child to the protector of the child can be written so as to be communicated at anytime, the person who takes care of the child and the child protector are released from time restrictions in communicating the information items by enabling the person who takes care of the child and the child protect to read the information items at any time, and furthermore, that communication processing can be performed in a short time even when urgent communication is needed. SOLUTION: This system consists of an information processor which is installed in a facility where the child is temporarily taken care of and can input prescribed data, the portable information terminal which is carried by the protector, is provided with a radio communication function and can input prescribed data, a communication network where the information processor and the portable information terminal are connected in a communicable way and information can be exchanged between the person who takes care of the child and the protector, and a server for unitarily managing communication information on the communication network between the person who takes care of the child and the protector.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention utilizes a portable information terminal for exchanging information between a child depositor of a facility for temporarily storing a child and a guardian of the child via a communication network. Regarding the communication system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, communication between a child depositor of a facility for temporarily holding children, such as a nursery school and a kindergarten, and a guardian of the child is a "contact book".
Using a notebook called, etc., the child depositor fills out the necessary information in the "contact book" each time, and the "contact book"
Has been communicated to the parents.

[0003] For example, a child depositor who takes care of a child,
Each child's temperature, condition, foods,
We fill in "contact list" with the events of the day and give "child" to child when child returns home, and the "contact list" passes to protector on the day .

[0004] Then, the guardian reads the contents of the "contact book" after the child returns home, and if there is a message to be transmitted from the guardian to the child depositor, the guardian then changes the message to " Fill in the `` contact book '' and let the child contact the child depositor by holding the `` contact book '' when the child goes to the nursery school the next day, so that the day between the parent and the child depositor Information exchange is often performed.

[0005] Information transmission using these "contact lists"
It is based on letters.Even if a child wants to know specifically what they have eaten in a nursery school or kindergarten, it is not possible to check with images such as photographs, Because you can not know in detail by looking at the actual image about whether you are eating, etc., in order to consider not to duplicate the menu that the child ate at lunch at the dinner menu, and to consider the nutritional balance It is not possible at present even if you want to refer to.

[0006] If a child in a nursery school or kindergarten suffers an acute illness, etc., it is necessary to urgently contact a parent or guardian. It is common to contact. However, it is inconvenient if parents are out of the office because they may not be able to contact them, especially in families where their parents often go out because they earn money together. Can cause problems.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a message from a child depositor to a child guardian and a message from a child guardian to a child depositor can be written in a state that can be transmitted at any time. And ensure that these messages are always available to the child depositor or guardian of the child, freeing up time constraints on the communication of messages and requiring more urgent communication. Provided is a communication system using a portable information terminal capable of performing transmission processing in a short time even in a case.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a contact system using a portable information terminal according to the present invention comprises: a child depositor in a facility where children are temporarily stored;
A communication system using a portable information terminal for exchanging information with a parent of the child, comprising: an information processing device installed in the facility and capable of inputting predetermined data; A portable information terminal having a wireless communication function and capable of inputting predetermined data, the information processing device and the portable information terminal are communicably connected, and exchange information between the child depositor and the guardian. And a server for centrally managing communication information between the child depositor and the guardian flowing on the communication network.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system configuration of a communication system using a portable information terminal according to the present invention.

[0010] With regard to an embodiment of a communication system using a portable information terminal according to the present invention, a nursery school is taken as an example of a facility for temporarily storing children from parents, and a nursery school administrator or a manager of a nursery school is used as an example. Describes a system that allows contact between child depositors and parents who keep their children in their nursery schools.

As shown in FIG. 1, the nursery school 1 is provided with an information processing device 2 such as a personal computer having data input means capable of inputting predetermined data and image output means such as a CRT. The information processing apparatus 2 is communicably connected to a server 4 of a computer of an Internet provider via a server 3 of a computer installed in a nursery school.

In the server 3 installed in the nursery school, for example, a child data database in which basic data for each child including the name, address, vaccination content, medical history, allergy, etc. of each child are registered, A database that records communication information written as a contact book for the elderly, events in the nursery school, the state of the garden, image data of lunch contents and snacks taken with a camera can be freely viewed along with text information. The homepage of the nursery school recorded in the state is registered.

For a parent who leaves a child at a nursery school, for example, when a child enters a nursery school, the nursery school can wirelessly communicate with all the parents using radio waves. A portable information terminal 5 having a communication means and capable of inputting predetermined data (Personal Dig)
italian assistants (PDAs) are lent or the parents purchase their personal digital assistants 5 so that the parents can carry the personal digital assistants 5 at any time and make them freely available at any time. deep.

The portable information terminal 5 is a small and lightweight terminal small enough to be carried on a daily basis, can be easily carried in a bag or the like when going out, and can communicate wirelessly anytime and anywhere. As a data communication terminal,
The mobile information terminal 5 has functions capable of transmitting and receiving information, and has these functions.
Those already developed and sold by each manufacturer can be used.

The portable information terminal 5 is in a state capable of wirelessly communicating with the server 4 of the Internet provider, and the information processing device 2 installed in the nursery school 1 and the portable information terminal 5 held by the guardian. Are communicably connected by a wireless communication network so that the child depositor and the guardian at the nursery school can exchange information with each other. A mail address for e-mail is assigned to each portable information terminal 5 owned by the guardian from the nursery school side, and the server 3 installed in the nursery school communicates with the child depositor on the nursery school side flowing over the communication network. Centralized management of communication information regarding various communication items with the parent of the child is performed.

[0016] Information about the contents to be entered in the contact book between the child depositor at the nursery school and the guardian of each child is transmitted using an electronic mail in a state where it cannot be read by a third party. However, it is preferable that the information about the events in the nursery school, the state of the garden, and the image data obtained by photographing them be published on the web in a state where all the parents can freely view them.

The present invention is a system which can be effectively used especially when a couple has a job together. Next, a mother who is a guardian having a job leaves a child in a nursery school, and the system of the present invention is used. An example in which various kinds of information are exchanged with a nursery school by using this will be described. First, in the morning, a mother who is a guardian holds a portable information terminal 5 and leaves a child in a nursery school before commuting. The childcare staff at the nursery school were set up at the nursery school to provide information that they would like to convey to their parents, especially the condition and activities of the child, as well as information about the meals at the nursery school, after taking care of the child. The information is input as e-mail by the information processing device.

These e-mails are added and stored as needed for each e-mail address of a mailbox defined for each guardian in the storage unit of the server. The information in these e-mails was verified by matching based on the authentication number, so that only the respective guardians can see the contents, so that they cannot be seen by third parties. It is.

Further, a homepage on which a nursery school is established is prepared on the web on the server, and a childcare manager or an administrator of the nursery school wants to transmit information to all parents who leave children in the nursery school as information to be sent. Events such as the events in the nursery school, the state of the garden, and the contents of lunch and snacks are written, and further, images and the like taken by a camera and registered as image data are registered in a state that anyone can freely browse at any time.

On the other hand, since the mother who is the guardian has the portable information terminal 5, she takes out the portable information terminal 5 during commuting, for example, while waiting for a train or a bus, and receives an e-mail from the nursery school. Check if it has arrived, and if it has arrived, you can immediately read its contents. In addition, by viewing the contents of the homepage where the nursery school is established at any time, you can freely see general notices from the nursery school, events in the nursery school, and the state of the garden.

Confirmation of the received contents of these e-mails and browsing of the contents of the homepage may be performed at any time convenient for the guardian. In addition, the guardian may use the portable information terminal 5
Using the e-mail, read the information transmitted from the nursery school by e-mail, and if necessary, send the reply e-mail by specifying the e-mail address of the nursery school, and register it in the e-mail storage section of the server, Make sure that the child care staff is always available. As described above, the information input of the e-mail and the confirmation of the information between the child depositor in the facility where the child is temporarily stored and the guardian of the child can be performed at any time.

Further, information communication between the parents is also performed by using the portable information terminal 5 owned by each of the parents.
By using e-mail, various communications can be made efficiently.

Also, when the parent considers a dinner menu on his way home, he / she can use the portable information terminal 5 to open information such as lunch contents and snacks at the nursery school on the day from the homepage of the nursery school, and to open these image data. By freely browsing, you can decide on a dinner menu that takes into account the nutritional balance and shop for those ingredients on your way home.

Even when a child is sick due to illness, information can be exchanged promptly by registering a contact from the guardian to the nursery school by e-mail using the portable information terminal 5 in the server. be able to. As described above, when the guardian is out, or especially in a family where parents often go out to work together, it is often difficult to make contact, but even in the case of emergency contact of the present invention, prompt contact is made. Can do it.

[0025]

As described above, the communication system using the portable information terminal according to the present invention is capable of transmitting a message from a child depositor to a child guardian and a message from a child guardian to a child depositor. , Can be written in a state that can be communicated at any time, and furthermore, those notices can be viewed at any time by the child depositor or child's guardian,
There is an effect that the communication processing can be performed in a short time even when urgent communication is required, being released from time restrictions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system configuration of a communication system using a portable information terminal of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nursery school 2 Information processing device 3 Server 4 Internet provider's server 5 Mobile information terminal

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A communication system using a portable information terminal for exchanging information between a child depositor in a facility for temporarily storing a child and a guardian of the child, wherein the communication system is installed in the facility. , An information processing device capable of inputting predetermined data, and the guardian carries, provided with a wireless communication function,
A portable information terminal capable of inputting predetermined data, a communication network in which the information processing device and the portable information terminal are communicably connected, and enable information exchange between the child depositor and the guardian; A communication system using a portable information terminal, comprising a server for centrally managing communication information between the child depositor and the guardian flowing on a communication network.