JP2002290881A - Job site video managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a job site video managing system by which job site video information are efficiently utilized and a work for transmitting the video of the job site to a customer is simplified by easily arranging job site video information photographed at a job site and totally managing the job site video information. SOLUTION: The system is provided with a recording means 3 for photographing the video of the job site 2 and recording it as job site video information comprising prescribed management information, an input means 5 for inputting the job site video information to an integration/management means 4, the integration/management means 4 for integrating job site video information and managing it based on management information included in it, an operating means 6 for operating at least the display output and editing of job site video information which are managed by the integration/management means 4, a transmitting means 8 for selecting the designated job site video information, transmitting it attached to an E-mail and transferring it to a network server 7 to be read and a printing means 9 for selecting the designated job site video information, arranging it to be adaptable to a prescribed sheet of paper and outputting it by printing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a site image management system for collecting and managing images of a site such as a construction work or a civil engineering work, facilitating grasp of the situation of the site, and sharing information between related persons. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, when a photograph of a site such as a construction work or a civil engineering work is taken by a general camera, the image of the photograph generally contains no information other than the shooting date and time. In the case where a large number of images are taken, there is a possibility that after development, it may not be possible to know which site of which site the image of the photograph was taken. Therefore, conventionally, a method or the like has been performed in which a board or the like in which information such as the name of a site or a part is described at the time of photographing is placed in front of a subject and photographed together. However, according to this method, it is possible to easily identify the contents of the photograph after development, but it takes time and effort to take the photograph, and while checking the contents of the photograph one by one, the site, site, photographing date and time, etc. There is a problem that it is necessary to arrange according to certain conditions, and the work is very troublesome.

[0003] In addition, in the construction and civil engineering sites,
Many stakeholders, such as site supervisors and various construction workers, are coming and going. In many cases, the persons concerned take photographs of the site for grasping the progress of the work they are in charge of, checking the work contents, and the like. However, the photographs of the site taken by each of those persons concerned are only used individually by each person concerned, and they have not been managed and used comprehensively. As a result, it is not possible to efficiently use the information from the photographs taken at the site among those involved in the same construction, and the number of times that each person goes to the site increases, or the same There was a waste of work, such as taking duplicate photos of a suitable site.

[0004] Further, in order to further improve the quality of service and enhance satisfaction for customers, there is a case where a photograph of a site in the middle of construction is taken and sent. It is necessary to select an appropriate photo to send to the customer from a large number of photos taken at the site, put it in an envelope and send it by mail, which requires a lot of clerical work and is inefficient Was.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has been made to facilitate the organization of images taken at a site and to provide images of the site taken by respective parties. A site video management system that can efficiently use these site videos and simplify the work of sending site videos to customers by supervising and managing It is a technical task to provide.

[0006]

The specific means for solving the above technical problems are as follows. In other words, the on-site video management system according to claim 1 records a video of the site and records the video information as predetermined on-site video information including predetermined management information; Input means for inputting image information to the accumulation management means, accumulation management means for accumulating the on-site image information inputted by the input means and managing based on the management information contained therein, and this accumulation management means Operating means for performing at least display output and editing operations of the site video information managed by the system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the on-site image information designated by the operation means is selected from the integrated management means and attached to an electronic mail. And transmitting the data to a designated address of the network server which can be browsed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the on-site image information designated by the operation means is selected from the accumulation management means and adapted to a predetermined sheet. And printing means for arranging and printing out.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The on-site video management system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a site video management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, a site image management system 1 that manages images of a site of a building construction such as a house will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a site video management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a recording unit 3 that captures an image of a site 2 and records the video information as site video information including predetermined management information. An input unit 5 for inputting the site video information recorded in the recording unit 3 to the accumulation management unit 4; and a unit for accumulating the site video information input by the input unit 5 and based on the management information contained therein. Integrated management means 4 for managing, operation means 6 for performing at least display output and editing operations of the site video information managed by the integrated management means 4, and integrated management of the site video information designated by the operation means 6 A transmission means 8 selected from the means 4 and transmitted to a designated address attached to an e-mail or transferred to a viewable network server 7; Elect a more specified scene video information from the integrated management unit 4, and a printing unit 9 to arrange and print the output to match the prescribed form. This will be described in more detail below.

[0010] The recording means 3 is a building construction site 2 such as a house.
And means for recording as video on-site information including predetermined management information in the captured video information, and specifically has the following configuration. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 10 for controlling the operation of each unit of the recording unit 3 and an operation input unit 11 for inputting various instructions including an instruction for photographing and an input of management information.
In response to a shooting instruction from the operation input unit 11,
Lens 12 that acquires the image of the camera as digital image information
And an image sensor 13 such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), which converts image information acquired by the image sensor 13 into data of a predetermined format, and a predetermined image input by an instruction from the operation input unit 11 or the control unit 10. An image processing unit 14 that synthesizes the management information of the image processing unit into the site video information, an image memory 15 that stores the site video information obtained by the image processing unit 14, and management information and the like input from the operation input unit 11. A RAM 16 for temporarily storing data and data obtained by the operation and processing of the control unit 10, a display unit 17 for displaying on-site video information and various operation screens stored in the image memory 15, A communication unit 18 for transmitting the on-site video information stored in the image memory 15 to a computer terminal or the like as the input means 5 described later.
Specific devices constituting such a recording unit 3 include, for example, a digital camera, a notebook computer with a digital camera, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
A mobile terminal such as a device, a mobile phone with a digital camera, and the like are applicable.

Here, the predetermined management information is information necessary for managing the on-site video information, and specifically, the photographing date and time, the name of the object to be constructed or a symbol indicating the object, such as the photographer's name , An imaging target site, an imaging target process, and the like. Among these, the current date and time are automatically acquired based on the timekeeping function of the control unit 10 for the shooting date and time. Further, the user inputs the name of the object to be constructed or the symbol indicating the object and the photographer's name by operating the operation input unit 11, and the information is stored in the RAM 16 until the information is updated to new information. Used as management information. The imaging target part, the imaging target process, and the like are input by operating the operation input unit 11 each time the user captures one image. In addition, the imaging target site,
The operation of inputting a photographing target process or the like every time one photograph is taken is troublesome, and may not be performed. In order to input such management information, the operation input unit 11 is provided with a numeric keypad, a keyboard, a cursor key, and the like capable of performing Roman character input and kana input. It is more preferable to have a kanji conversion function. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, these pieces of management information are inserted as video information into a part of the photographed site video. These pieces of management information are also stored as information indicating the attributes of the site video information. That is, the on-site video information stored in the image memory 15 includes video data 19 in which a captured on-site video and management information as video information are combined, and attribute data including management information as attribute information. .

The input means 5 is a means for inputting the on-site image information recorded in the recording means 3 to the accumulation management means 4, and communicates with the recording means 3 to obtain the on-site image information stored in the image memory 15. At the same time, the acquired site image information is transmitted to the accumulation management means 4 and input. Specific devices constituting such input means 5 include a LAN (Local
A computer terminal such as a personal computer or a workstation communicably connected to the integrated management means 4 via a computer network such as an area network (20) or the Internet 21 corresponds to the computer terminal. And as a computer terminal which constitutes such an input means 5,
Computer terminals that can be used by persons involved in the construction and can communicate with the accumulation management means 4, such as those installed at the site, those installed at companies, offices, offices, etc. to which the parties belong Is applicable. Communication between the input means 5 and the recording means 3 is performed according to a predetermined communication method after being connected to the recording means 3 via a communication cable or the like. The communication method used here is determined by the recording means 3 composed of a digital camera or the like, and is generally a USB (Universal).
sal Serial Bus), RS232C, SCSI (Small Co
mputer System Interface) is used. When the recording means 3 is a notebook computer attached to a digital camera, a mobile phone with a digital camera, or the like, the input means 5 having the above functions is provided integrally with the recording means 3. This applies to laptops and mobile phones. In this case, the on-site video information is transmitted and input to the accumulation management means 4 by the input means 5 integrated with the recording means 3.

The accumulation management means 4 is means for accumulating the on-site video information inputted by the input means 5 and managing it based on the management information contained therein. A typical device is a database server that collects, stores, and manages data. In the accumulation management means 4, the on-site video information is defined and managed by attribute data including management information as attribute information included therein.
It is stored so that editing such as update or deletion, search by management information, output to the operation means 6 or printing means 9, transmission to a designated address, etc. can be performed in accordance with a command from the operation means 6. Specifically, the accumulation management means 4
Transmits a management program 22 for editing, retrieving, and outputting to the operating means 6 site video information in accordance with a command signal from the operating means 6 and transmits the site video information specified by the operating means 6 to a specified address. Transmission program 2
3 and a print program 24 for printing out the on-site image information designated by the operation means 6 in a designated manner. When a predetermined command signal is inputted from the operation means 6, the integration management is performed. The means 4 performs operation processing according to these programs.

The operation means 6 is a means for performing display output, edit, search, transmission, and print output operations of the site video information managed by the accumulation management means 4. In addition to outputting command signals for various operations, designated on-site video information is obtained from the accumulation management means 4 and displayed on a predetermined display device. Specific devices constituting the operation means 6 include a computer terminal such as a personal computer and a workstation communicably connected to the integrated management means 4 via a computer network such as the LAN 20 and the Internet 21. In addition, a device equipped with a display device such as a CRT or a liquid crystal display corresponds to this. The computer terminal that constitutes the operation unit 6 is a computer terminal that can be used by a person involved in the construction and can communicate with the accumulation management unit 4, similarly to the input unit 5 described above.

When one or two or more pieces of management information are designated and a search command is input in the operation means 6, the command signal is output to the integrated management means 4. Thereby, the accumulation management means 4 searches the site video information having the attribute data matching the management information designated according to the management program 22 and outputs the result to the operation means 6 to be displayed on the display device of the operation means 6 Is done. At this time, if, for example, a search command is entered by designating the name of a target property for construction as management information, the integrated management means 4 searches for all site video information having attribute data of the target property name, and the operation means 6 Is displayed on the display device. If a search command is input by designating two pieces of management information of the imaging date and the imaging target part in combination as the management information, the integrated management means 4
In, the site video information of the designated part photographed in the designated year and month is retrieved and displayed on the display device of the operation means 6. In this way, the field video information managed by the accumulation management means 4 can be displayed and output in various ways by specifying the management information when the search command is input.

As a result of the search by the accumulation management means 4,
When there are a plurality of corresponding site video information, the information is displayed according to a display method and a display order preset in the management program 22. The display method is a method of displaying the site video information on the display screen of the operation unit 6, for example, a method of arranging all the site video information on one screen at the same time and displaying only one site video information on one screen. Display the second and subsequent site video information by switching the screen, or display only a certain number of site video information on a single screen so that the display size of each site video information does not become too small. There is a method of switching the screen and displaying the remaining on-site video information. The display order is the order in which the on-site video information is displayed on the display screen of the operation unit 6,
For example, there are a method of displaying images in the order of the date and time of photographing from the oldest date, a method of displaying the symbols indicating the properties to be constructed in ascending order, and the like.
Normally, first, all site video information is arranged on one screen and displayed in chronological order of shooting date and time. When the display method or the display order is changed, the display method or the display order can be displayed by inputting the display method or the display order in the operation unit 6.

In the operating means 6, by inputting an editing command for selecting and deleting a part of the displayed site video information, an editing command for changing the contents of attribute data of the site video information, and the like, Editing of site video information can also be performed. More specifically, when there is duplicate site video information by a plurality of photographers, by specifying unnecessary site video information and inputting a delete command, a designation from among those stored in the accumulation management means 4 is made. It is possible to delete the on-site video information. When the management information on the site video information is changed, the management information included in the attribute data of the site video information is displayed, and the changed attribute data is input and an update instruction is input. ,
The attribute data of the site video information can be changed to new data. Further, in the operation means 6, a command for designating the site image information and the address and transmitting the command is input and the command signal is output to the accumulation management means 4, or a command for specifying the paper size and printing is inputted. The operation of outputting the command signal to the integration management means 4 is also performed. These operations will be described later.

The transmitting means 8 selects the on-site video information designated by the operating means 6 from the accumulation managing means 4 and sends it to the designated address attached to the e-mail, or the browsable network server 7 Is specifically, configured by the transmission program 23 of the accumulation management means 4. The transmission program 23 specifies the site video information to be transmitted by the operation unit 6, specifies the destination e-mail address, and outputs the specified site video information as an attached file when the transmission command is output. Compose an email to
Send to specified e-mail address. The destination of such an e-mail is the e-mail address of the partner 25 who wants to show site video information of the customer who is the orderer of the construction work.

On the other hand, when the on-site video information to be transmitted is specified by the operation means 6 and the address of the destination network server 7 is specified, and a transmission command is output, the specified on-site video information is transmitted to the network. The data is transferred to the specified address of the server 7. In this case, furthermore, an e-mail describing information such as the address of the network server 7 and the password required for viewing the site video information to the other party 25 who wants to view the site video information such as a customer. And prompts the user to view the site video information stored in the network server 7. Here, the network server 7 is the Internet 2
1 and a server that can be browsed via a computer network such as the LAN 20, such as a WWW server or F
A TP server and the like correspond. Further, the address of the network server 7 is a notation indicating a place where site video information is stored in the network server 7, and corresponds to a URL (Uniform Resource Locators) or the like. By having such transmission means 8, it is easy to select and send the site video information to be shown to the destination 25 such as a customer from the site video information managed and managed by the accumulation management means 4 easily. Can be performed.

The printing means 9 is a means for selecting the site video information designated by the operating means 6 from the accumulation management means 4, arranging the information so as to be adapted to a predetermined sheet, and printing out. Is the print program 24 of the accumulation management means 4
And a printer 26 communicably connected to the accumulation management means 4. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, a case will be described in which the site video information designated by the printing means 9 is printed on the postcard 27. The print program 24 specifies the site video information to be printed by the transmission unit 8, specifies the postcard size as the size of the paper to be printed, and outputs a video data of the specified site video information when a print command is output. The image data is created by deleting the management information portion from 19, changing the size of the site video portion to match the size of the postcard 27, and outputting the image data to the printer 26. Here, although not shown, when a plurality of site video information is designated, they are arranged so as to be within the size of the postcard 27 to create image data. If a message has been input through the operation means 6, the contents of the message are combined with the site video portion of the site video information to create image data matching the size of the postcard 27, and the printer 26 Output to

At this time, a postcard 27 is set in the printer 26, and predetermined on-site video information and a message are printed on the back of the postcard 27 in accordance with the image data output from the accumulation management means 4. Although not shown, the accumulation management means 4 stores the address of the destination 25 such as a customer database,
It is more preferable that the address, the name, and the like of the destination 25, such as the customer who sends the postcard 27, can be automatically printed on the surface of the postcard 27 on which the on-site video information is printed, in cooperation with a database that stores the name, etc. It is. By having such printing means 9, it is possible to easily send the site video information to the destination 25 such as a customer who cannot use e-mail or the Internet by mail, and to send the site video information. This can greatly reduce the time and labor required for administrative work. Although the case where the on-site video information is printed on the postcard 27 has been described here,
Even when the paper size is different, such as A4 or B5, the on-site video information can be printed in the same manner by selecting the paper size using the operation unit 6.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the case where the image of the site of the construction work such as a house is managed has been described. However, the application range of the site image management system 1 according to the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to management of images of various sites such as a site of civil engineering work and a factory.

[0023]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
According to the on-site video management system according to the present invention, a recording unit that captures a video of the site and records the video information as site video information including predetermined management information, and integrates the site video information recorded on the recording unit Input means for inputting to the management means, accumulation management means for accumulating the on-site video information inputted by the input means and managing based on the management information contained therein, and managed by the accumulation management means. Operating means for performing at least display output and editing operations of the on-site video information, whereby the on-site video information captured at the site can be easily arranged, and the on-site video captured by each person concerned can be easily obtained. Information can be managed in a unified manner, so that site video information can be shared among related parties and the site video information can be used efficiently. It is possible to achieve. In other words, each stakeholder can use the information from the other stakeholders to visit the site by using the on-site video information that is managed collectively, so that the situation of the site can be grasped. This makes it possible to accurately grasp the situation at the site, and to easily manage the progress. In addition, since only the necessary information can be selected and used from the on-site video information that is managed in a unified manner, the work of analyzing and evaluating the results of the work and creating meeting materials is greatly reduced. can do.

According to the on-site video management system according to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, the on-site video information designated by the operation means is selected from the accumulation management means and is sent to an electronic mail. By having a transmission means for sending to the specified address attached or transferring to the specified address of the network server that can be browsed, the customer can be selected from the on-site video information managed and managed by the integrated management means. For example, it is possible to easily perform the operation of selecting and sending the site video information to be shown.

According to the on-site video management system according to claim 3 of the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, the on-site video information designated by the operation means is selected from the accumulation management means, and the predetermined paper By having a printing means arranged and printed out so as to conform to, it is possible to easily send the site video information by mail to the other party such as a customer who cannot use e-mail or the Internet, It is possible to greatly reduce the time and labor for office work when transmitting the on-site video information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a site video management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a recording unit of the on-site video management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing video data of site video information acquired by a recording unit of the site video management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a case where site image information is printed on a postcard by a printing unit of the site image management system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 On-site video management system 2 On-site 3 Recording means 4 Accumulation management means 5 Input means 6 Operation means 7 Network server 8 Transmission means 9 Printing means 25 The other party who wants to show on-site video information of customers etc.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A recording means for photographing an image of a site and recording the image information as site image information including predetermined management information, and inputs the site image information recorded in the recording unit to an integrated management unit. Input means, accumulation management means for accumulating the on-site image information input by the input means and managing based on the management information contained therein, and the on-site image information managed by the accumulation management means Operating means for performing at least display output and editing operations. 2. The on-site video information designated by the operation means is selected from the accumulation management means, attached to an e-mail and transmitted to a designated address, or a designated browsable network server is designated. 2. The on-site video management system according to claim 1, further comprising a transmission unit for transferring the address to an address. 3. A printing means for selecting site video information designated by the operation means from the accumulation management means, arranging the information so as to be adapted to a predetermined sheet, and printing out. Item 1. The on-site image management system according to Item 1.