JP2003030706A - Method for managing information, method for managing attendance, attendance managing device, display screen, information management program and attendance management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent execution of unauthorized input such as surrogate input by enabling specification of a person to input information by using the recorded information. SOLUTION: A personal image 53 including a face of the person to input the information which is photographed when the information is inputted, display 51 of inputted date and time and display 52 of attendance classification are recorded by associating them with one another.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information management method for recording image information for identifying a person who inputs information and the input information in association with each other. In particular, attendance information input by an employee is Attendance management method, attendance management device, which allows you to easily confirm whether or not it has been properly entered.
The present invention relates to a display screen, an information management program, and an attendance management program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, attendance management of employees has been performed by various methods. For example, a method of creating a time card for each employee and recording the attendance time of the employee on the time card, By entering employee information when entering attendance information, by using employee card when entering attendance information, by identifying the employee by fingerprint authentication, by retina authentication Examples include methods for identifying employees.

Further, as an attendance management system other than the above, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-57394 discloses an attendance management device for generating a personal identification number that is valid only on the current day, while the personal identification number of an IC card possessed by each employee is calculated every day. It is described that the information is updated and the attendance management is performed by comparing the personal identification number valid only on the day and the personal identification number recorded in the IC card.

In recent years, in chain stores such as the restaurant industry, part-time jobs are more frequently used than regular employees in order to reduce labor costs, and the ratio of part-time jobs among employees is high. In addition, since the salary of a part-time job is paid according to working hours, it is particularly important to manage the attendance situation efficiently and accurately.

[0005] For example, in a chain store where there are always 5 part-time jobs, about 30 part-time jobs are usually working in turns. Therefore, it is difficult for the attendance manager to finely manage the attendance status of a part-time job in a chain store. Therefore, the part-time job usually records the attendance information by the above time card, and attendance management is performed based on this record.

As described above, the purpose of utilizing a part-time job in a chain store is to reduce the labor cost, and it is required that the part-time job attendance management method can be implemented using an inexpensive device. For the purpose of managing various information, a general-purpose computer is usually installed in the chain store, so if the attendance management method can be realized by using a computer, it is not necessary to install a new device and the cost is low. It can be carried out.

[0007]

However, the time management method using the time card described above has a problem in that a person other than the person himself / herself illegally inputs attendance information such as attendance time, that is, it is easy to perform proxy input. is there. Further, even by proxy input, attendance information is recorded on the time card in exactly the same way as when it is legally input. For this reason, it is impossible to determine from the time card recording whether or not it is a proxy input. That is, there is a problem that the attendance manager who manages the attendance of the employee cannot determine from the attendance information recorded on the time card whether the attendance information has been input by proxy or has been properly entered.

[0008] Also, the time management methods (1) to (3) are similar to the time management method using the time card described above, and it is easy to input the proxy and it is determined whether or not the recorded time information is the proxy input. There is a problem that you cannot do it. Specifically, in the above method and the above method, attendance information can be recorded by substituting an employee code and an employee card, respectively.

In the above method, a fingerprint used for employee confirmation is pressed against cellophane tape or the like to create a seal for fingerprint authentication, and after fingerprint authentication is performed using the seal, proxy input is performed. can do. In addition, the above method has a problem that, for example, in attendance management of an employee in charge of water handling, the fingerprint is swollen and deformed, so that the accuracy of fingerprint authentication is deteriorated.

Further, the above-mentioned method specifies the identity of the employee who inputs attendance information and prevents proxy input, but it is necessary to use a very expensive dedicated device. Therefore, as described above, since it is necessary for a general chain store to be implemented by an inexpensive device, it is difficult to introduce the above attendance management method that requires a very expensive dedicated device.

Further, the attendance management system described in the above-mentioned publication, like the above-mentioned method, makes it easy to perform the proxy input using the IC card, and the attendance information indicates whether or not the record is valid by the employee. There is a problem that it cannot be checked.

As described above, in the related art, the proxy input is prevented,
In addition, there is no time and attendance management method that can be implemented by an inexpensive device that can determine whether or not the recorded attendance information is valid. Therefore, there is a demand for an attendance management method that can prevent and discriminate the proxy input and can be implemented using an inexpensive device or a general-purpose computer.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to effectively prevent proxy input, and to easily determine whether the input information is valid or not. To provide an information management method, an attendance management method, an attendance management device, a display screen, an information management program, and an attendance management program, which can be discriminated into, and can be implemented using an inexpensive device or a general-purpose computer. It is in.

[0014]

An information management method of the present invention is an information management method for managing information by an information management device in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, wherein the information management device inputs information. A person's image including a person's face is photographed, and the photographed person's image and the inputted information are recorded in association with each other.

According to the above-mentioned invention, it is possible to identify the person who inputs the information by the image of the person. Therefore, it is possible to judge whether or not the information is illegally input by the recorded information. You can

That is, the above-mentioned information management method is an information management method for managing information by the information management apparatus, and is provided in the information management apparatus when information is input to the information management apparatus. An image capturing means such as a camera captures a personal image including a face of a person who inputs the information, and the captured personal image is associated with the above information and recorded in the information recording means of the information management device. Is.

Therefore, the person who entered the information can be identified by the personal information recorded in association with the above information. That is, each person's face is different,
Since it can be easily distinguished from the outside by the naked eye,
When inputting information, a person's image including the face of the person who inputs the information is photographed, and the person's image and the input information are recorded in association with each other, whereby the person who inputs the information can be specified. it can.

For example, when inputting approval information for a approval document created as electronic information (hereinafter referred to as an electronic approval document), an image of the person who inputs the approval information is photographed and the photographed person is photographed. The image and electronic approval form will be recorded in association with each other. Accordingly, the image of the person who has approved the electronic approval request can be used as information for certifying the approved person. In other words, since it is possible to identify a person who has made the above-mentioned approval from the person's image using the person's image, it is possible to confirm the identity of the person who entered the information, as in the case of seals in conventional paper documents. can do.

Further, the seals used conventionally are
There is a problem that it may be copied and used illegally by others. However, since the person image is obtained by photographing the person who inputs the information when inputting the information, it is possible to reliably prevent illegal input such as the above-mentioned seal.

The attendance management method of the present invention is a attendance management method for managing attendance information of an employee by an attendance management device in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the attendance information is input by the attendant. The step, a photographing step of photographing a personal image including the face of the employee who inputs the time information by the time management device, and the time information inputted by the employee and the photographed personal image are recorded in association with each other. And a recording step for performing the recording.

According to the above invention, since the attendance information and the personal image are recorded in association with each other, it is possible to surely prevent the employee from illegally inputting the attendance information. Moreover, the attendance manager can easily confirm the presence or absence of an illegal input by the recorded attendance information.

In the conventional attendance management method using a time card, for example, when an employee is late,
It is easy to illegally record attendance information such that another employee records the time when he / she came to work on the time card of the late employee. In addition, since information about the person who actually recorded attendance information is not recorded on the time card, depending on the time card, check whether the recorded attendance information is recorded by an appropriate method. I can't.

As described above, according to the attendance management method using the conventional time card, it is easy to illegally record attendance information, and whether the attendance information recorded is illegal or not. There is a problem that it cannot be determined. In addition, the attendance management method that uses an employee code or employee card has the same problem as the attendance management method that uses a time card because the employee who actually entered attendance information cannot be specified. .

On the other hand, the attendance management method of the present invention is an information management method for managing attendance information of an employee by using the attendance management device comprising the input means, the photographing means and the recording means. When the employee inputs the attendance information using the input means, the image capturing means captures a personal image including the face of the employee who inputs the attendance information,
In this method, the input attendance information and the photographed personal image are associated with each other and recorded in the recording means.

In this way, the personal image of the employee who inputs the attendance information is photographed, and the attended attendance information is actually input by recording the inputted attendance information and the photographed personal image in association with each other. It is possible to identify the employee who made the job from the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. Therefore, the attendance manager can easily determine whether or not the attendance information is an illegal input.

Therefore, for example, when an employee is late, if a person other than the late employee inputs the attendance information on behalf of the employee, the employee who is late as the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. The person's image including the face of a person other than the member will be recorded. Therefore, when the attendance information is input as a proxy, the attendance manager can easily find the proxy input by checking the recorded attendance information.

Further, by making the employee recognize that the personal image including the face of the employee who actually recorded the attendance information is recorded, it is possible to prevent the attendance information from being input on behalf of the employee. can do.

There are methods of using fingerprint authentication and retina authentication to confirm the identity of a person, but these require a dedicated device, and in particular, the device for retina authentication is very expensive. On the other hand, as described above, a special device is not required to confirm the identity of the person by the face, and it can be easily confirmed by the naked eye. Therefore, by recording the personal image including the face in association with the attendance information, it becomes possible to easily confirm whether or not the attendance information is illegally input.

Therefore, the attendance management method of the present invention can be carried out by using an inexpensive device or a general-purpose computer which can visually confirm the identity of employees without using a dedicated device. You can In the present invention, attendance information refers to information used for grasping and managing attendance status of employees such as regular employees and part-time workers.

In the attendance management method of the present invention, the attendance management device records the attendance information input by the employee before the recording step and the photographed personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. It may further include an input attendance information display step for simultaneously displaying and.

As a result, the employee can confirm the recorded information before the attendance information and the attendance information and the personal image are recorded in association with each other. For this reason,
It is possible to make the employee surely recognize that the personal image including the face of the employee who actually inputs the attendance information is recorded, and to prevent the illegal recording of attendance information more reliably.

The attendance management method of the present invention further comprises the recorded attendance information display step in which the attendance management device simultaneously displays the recorded attendance information and the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. It may be.

Thus, when the attendance manager or the like confirms the attendance information recorded in the recording step, the employee who inputs the attendance information by the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. Can be confirmed.
Therefore, the attendance manager can easily determine whether or not the attendance information is illegally recorded.

In the attendance management method of the present invention, the attendance management apparatus stores the recorded attendance information and the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information in a server device connected via a network. It may further include a step of transmitting attendance information to be transmitted.

As a result, the attendance information recorded in the recording step and the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information can be transmitted to the server device. Therefore, the server can collectively manage the attendance information.

The time management device of the present invention is a time management device for managing the time information of an employee in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the input means for inputting the time information and the time information are input. It is characterized by further comprising: a photographing means for photographing a personal image including the face of the employee, and a recording means for recording the input attendance information and the photographed personal image in association with each other.

According to the above invention, it is possible to identify the employee who inputs the attendance information recorded in the recording means by the personal image. Thus, the attendance manager of the attendance information can easily determine whether or not the attendance information is illegally input.

In other words, the attendance management device of the present invention associates the attendance information input by the input means with the personal identification image including the face of the employee who inputs the attendance information photographed by the photographing means in association with the recording means. To be recorded in. Therefore, the employee who has input the attendance information recorded in the recording means can be identified by the personal image.

Therefore, for example, when an employee is late and another employee illegally inputs the attendance information of the employee, an image of the other employee is taken,
It is recorded in association with the late employee's attendance information. Therefore, the attendance manager can easily determine whether or not the input is an unauthorized one, based on the personal image recorded in the recording means. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the attendance management device capable of easily discriminating the illegal input of attendance information.

The attendance management device of the present invention comprises the above-mentioned input means,
In addition to the photographing means and the recording means, an information display means is further provided, and the information display means displays at least one of the attendance information inputted by the input means and the personal image photographed by the photographing means. There may be something to display.

As a result, the fact that the personal image including the face of the employee who actually recorded the attendance information is recorded in the recording means in association with the attendance information input by the employee,
In order for the employees to be recognized effectively,
It is possible to more reliably prevent proxy input of attendance information.

Further, the employee can confirm whether or not the image of the person photographed by the photographing means is sufficient for identifying the employee by the person confirmation image displayed on the display means. . Therefore, for example, when the photographed personal image does not include a face and the employee cannot be identified by the personal image, the photographing can be performed again. As a result, it is possible to more reliably capture the personal image.

In the attendance management apparatus of the present invention, the information display means may display attendance information and the personal image recorded in the recording means.

As a result, when the attendance information recorded in the recording means is displayed on the display means for confirmation, the employee who has input the attendance information by the personal image associated with the attendance information is displayed. You can check. For this reason,
The attendance manager can easily determine whether or not attendance information is illegally input.

In the attendance management device of the present invention, the photographing means may photograph the person's image in response to the attendance information input to the input means.

With this, it is possible to more reliably record the personal image of the employee who inputs the attendance information into the input means. That is, in response to the attendance information being input by the employee, the image of the person himself / herself is automatically taken by the above-mentioned image taking means. You can

In the attendance management device of the present invention, the attendance information may be attendance categories, date and time of entry of the attendance categories, and employee information for identifying employees.

As a result, the attendance classification, the input date and time of the attendance classification, and the personal image recorded in association with the employee information for identifying the employee are compared, and these attendance information are illegally input. It is possible to determine whether it is a thing. In the present invention, the employee information means information that can identify the employee, for example,
Employee code, employee name, phone number, etc.

Further, the employee information may be an employee code. Here, the employee code means a plurality of numbers, alphabets, or a combination thereof that can identify an employee, and examples thereof include an employee number and an employee number. This makes it possible to identify attendance information using the employee code.

The attendance management device of the present invention may further comprise communication means for communicating with the server device via the network.

Thus, the attendance information and the personal image recorded in the recording means can be transmitted to the server device via the communication means. Therefore, the attendance information and the personal image recorded in the recording means of the plurality of attendance information management devices can be collectively analyzed by the server device, so that the attendance information and the personal image can be utilized more effectively. be able to.

The display screen of the present invention is a display screen used in the attendance management method for managing the attendance information of the employee by the attendance management device in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. It is characterized by including a display area, an attendance class display area for displaying attendance classes, and a captured image display area for displaying captured images captured by the capturing means.

According to the above invention, since the employee can confirm the date and time at the time of inputting the time division, the time division, and the photographed image at a time, the contents of the time information can be easily understood. Becomes Therefore, it is possible for the employee to sufficiently recognize that the captured image and the attendance information are recorded in association with each other, and it is possible to effectively prevent the illegal entry of attendance information.

The information management program of the present invention is an information management program for causing a computer to execute the above information management method. Further, a computer-readable recording medium recording the information management program of the present invention records the information management program for causing a computer to execute the above information management method.

According to the above invention, the above information management method can be realized by a computer.

The attendance management program of the present invention is for causing a computer to execute the attendance management method. A computer-readable recording medium recording the attendance management program is for causing a computer to execute the attendance management method.

According to the above invention, the attendance management method can be realized by a computer.

[0058]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Embodiment] The following will describe one embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the attendance management apparatus of this embodiment. As shown in the figure,
The attendance management device (information management device) 1 of the present embodiment includes an input unit 11, a photographing unit 12, a recording unit 13, and an information display unit 14.

The input means 11 is for inputting a photographing instruction to the photographing means 12 and information to be recorded in the recording means 13. The image capturing means 12 captures an image and outputs the captured image as electronic information. The recording unit 13 stores the information input by the input unit 11 and the electronic information of the image output by the photographing unit 12 in association with each other, and the information display unit 14 stores the information input by the input unit 11, The image captured by the recording unit 13, the information recorded in the recording unit 13, the information recorded in the recording unit 13, or the like is displayed.

FIG. 3 shows a computer 20 and a general-purpose CCD.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an attendance management device 1 in which a (Charge-Coupled Device) camera (imaging unit) 30 is connected using a connection cable 31. The method of connecting the two with the connection cable 31 is not particularly limited, but, for example, a USB (U
It can be connected via a universal serial bus).

As shown in the figure, the computer 20 of this embodiment has a keyboard (input section) 21, a touch pad (input section) 22, and a hard disk drive (recording means) 23 built in the computer 20. And a liquid crystal display section (information display means) 24. Further, although not shown, the control unit for controlling these is
It is provided inside the computer 20. The computer 20 of the present embodiment uses the hard disk drive 23 incorporated in its main body as the recording means, but the storage means is not limited to this, and any computer capable of recording electronic information may be used.

Further, the CCD camera 30 captures a personal image including the face of the employee who inputs the attendance information, and acquires a still image of the employee when the attendance information is input as electronic data. To do.

Hereinafter, the computer 20 and CC shown in FIG.
An attendance management method using the attendance management device 1 configured by connecting the D camera 30 with the connection cable 31 will be described. However, the attendance management device used in the attendance management method of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of the computer 20, a PDA (Perso
It is also possible to carry out the attendance management method of the present invention by using a nal Data Assistance) or another device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the attendance management method using the attendance management device 1 of this embodiment. An initial screen (display screen) 40 shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 24 of the computer 20 (S1). First, as shown in the figure, the initial screen 40 has a current date / time display area (date / time display area) 41, a time division display area 42, an image display area (captured image display area) 43, and an employee code display area 4
4, an input area (input means) 45, a weather information area 46, an inquiry key 47 and a switching key 48.
The initial screen 40 may have a configuration in which, in addition to the above-mentioned keys, an application key used for vacation application is further displayed.

The current date and time display area 41 is an area for displaying the current date and time. When the employee selects the time division displayed in the time division display area 42, the current date and time is displayed at that time. The date and time displayed in the display area 41 is input as the input date and time. The time division display area 42 is an area in which the time division recorded as time information is displayed, and the touch pad 22.
By operating (see FIG. 3) to move the cursor 49 and selecting the time division displayed in the time division display area 42, the time division can be input. Alternatively,
By pressing a predetermined key on the keyboard 21, the attendance class can be input.

The image display area 43 has a CCD camera 30.
(See FIG. 3) is an area in which a captured image is displayed, and when the attendance division in the attendance division display area 42 is selected, the image at that time is confirmed as a still image (personal image). Become. The employee code display area 44 is an area in which an employee code identifying an employee is displayed.
In this way, by displaying in the image display area 43 a photographed image of the employee who inputs the attendance classification, the photographed image is recorded by the employee who inputs the attendance classification. Can be recognized.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent unauthorized input such as proxy input.

For example, in a chain store in which many part-time jobs are used as employees, when a part-time job is late and the attendance information of the late part-time job is input by another part-time job, the proxy input is performed. The part-time job face is displayed in the image display area 43. For this reason, it is possible to make the part-time job for the proxy input recognize that the fact of the unauthorized proxy input is recorded as image data (personal image), and stop the proxy input. In addition, when the proxy input is made, the attendance manager can confirm the fact of the proxy input by the recorded personal image.

The input area 45 is the touch pad 22 (see FIG. 3).
This is an area in which information such as numbers can be input by operating (see) and moving the cursor 49 to a predetermined position. The weather information area 46 is an area showing the current weather or the weather forecast. The inquiry key 47 is selected when inquiring about attendance information and the person's image recorded in the hard disk drive 23, and the switching key 48 changes the display of the liquid crystal display unit 24 from the initial screen 40 to a transmission screen described later. It is also selected when switching to the setting screen.

Although the keys displayed on the initial screen 40 are selected by the keyboard 21 (see FIG. 3) or the touch pad 22 in the present embodiment, the key selection method is not limited to this. I can't. For example,
A touch panel is arranged on the surface of the liquid crystal display unit 24 (see FIG. 3), and the touch panel is pressed to select the time division key in the time division display area 42, the input area 45, the inquiry key 47, and the switching key 48. It may be that. As a result, a key can be selected by pressing a predetermined area on the initial screen 40, so that the attendance class can be easily input.

When the time division displayed in the time division display area 42 is selected (S2), the date and time displayed in the current date and time display area 41 at the time of the selection is used as the input date and time (current date and time). At the same time as the determination, the captured image displayed in the image display area 43 is determined as a still image. Then, the initial screen 40 is switched to a recorded attendance information display screen (input attendance information display) 50 which displays attendance information recorded in the hard disk drive 23 (see FIG. 3) shown in FIG. 1 and a personal image.

This figure shows the display of the liquid crystal display section (see FIG. 3) 24 when the attendance key 42a displayed in the attendance class display area 42 of the initial screen 40 is selected in S2. As shown in the figure, on the recorded attendance information display screen 50, an input date / time 51 and attendance category 52 recorded as attendance information, and a personal image 53 recorded in association with this attendance information are simultaneously displayed. This gives, for example,
If the employee mistakenly inputs the time division 51, the cancel key 45a in the input area 45 can be selected to return the display of the liquid crystal display unit 24 to the initial screen 40, and the time division can be input again. It becomes possible.

The employee is displayed in the input area 45 after confirming that there is no error in the input date / time display 51, the attendance / classification display 52 and the personal image 53 displayed on the recorded attendance information display screen 50. The number key 45b is selected to input the employee code in the employee code display area 44 (S3). If the employee code is entered by mistake, the clear key 45c in the input area 45 can be selected to clear the employee code and perform the input again.

To input the employee code, an employee card reading device (not shown) is connected to the computer 20, and the employee code recorded on the employee card is read by the employee card reading device. It can also be done by This can prevent a mistake in entering the employee code.

The employee code input in S3 is displayed in the employee code display area 44. FIG. 1 shows a case where the employee code 1234567 is input. By displaying the employee code display area 44, the employee can confirm whether or not the employee code is input correctly.

Then, it is necessary to correct the input date and time display 51, the attendance classification display 52, the personal image 53, and the employee code displayed in the employee code display area 44 displayed on the recorded attendance information display screen 50. If there is no
The employee selects the confirmation key 45d in the input area 45 (S4). As a result, the information displayed on the recorded attendance information display screen 50 is associated with each other and recorded as electronic information in the hard disk drive 23 (see FIG. 3), that is, data is written (S).
5). The control unit (not shown) of the computer 20 associates these pieces of information.

If, after S5, the attendance information of the same attendance class for the same employee code is entered on the same day as the date of recording, the attendance information entered later is recorded as correct. . That is, if the input date is the same, the information input later is adopted as the correct information.

Next, FIG. 6 shows the structure (data format) of data recorded in the hard disk drive 23 in S5. As shown in the figure, the attendance information and the personal image recorded in S5 are recorded as attendance transaction data and image transaction data as separate data files. In the figure (a),
The file structure of attendance transaction data is shown, and the file structure of image transaction data is shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6A, as the attendance transaction data file, attendance classification, employee code, input time and image data NO. The key is associated and recorded. Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the image data is recorded separately from the attendance transaction data file. It can be specified by the key. Therefore, attendance classification,
Image N of image transaction file recorded in association with employee code and attendance information of input time
O. By using the key, the image data of the employee who inputs the attendance information can be acquired.

As described above, by inputting attendance information, FIG.
In the attendance transaction data file shown in (a),
Sequence No. of the image data of the still image. (SEQ N
O. Image data NO. The key is recorded, and the same sequence number as the image transaction data file shown in FIG. Image data NO. The key and the image data of the still image are recorded. As a result, the sequence number of the image data of the still image is NO. Image data N indicating
O. It is possible to synchronize the attendance transaction data file and the image transaction data file, that is, to associate them with each other via.

Incidentally, in FIG. 6B, the image data is JP
Although the image data when compressed by G and recorded is shown, the image compression method is not limited to this, and the image can be recorded by various methods. Further, as the extension of the image data, a file corresponding to an image compression method such as JPG, GIF, BMP, TIF may be used.

FIG. 7 shows the structure (table) of the file in which the attendance information and the personal image recorded in S5 are recorded. FIG. 3A shows the structure of the attendance transaction data file 60 in which text data is recorded.
FIG. 11B shows the structure of the image transaction data file 65 in which image data is recorded.

The attendance transaction data file 60 includes the attendance classification column 61, the employee code column 62, the input time column 63, and the image data NO. And a key column 64. Image data NO. Image data No. in the key column 64. The key identifies the image data which is the electronic data of the image of the employee who input the text data. Further, the transaction data file 65 includes image data NO. It is composed of a key column 64 and an image data column 66. Therefore, the image data N
O. Image data No. in the key column 64. Since the image data in the image data column 66 can be specified by the key, it is possible to specify the employee who inputs the attendance information recorded as text data by referring to the image transaction data file 65. Become. The image data can be recorded using various compression methods, and depending on the compression method, JPG, GIF, BMP,
An extension such as TIF may be used.

As described above, recording attendance data in the attendance transaction data file 60 and recording image data in the image transaction data file 65,
In other words, by recording the text data and the image data in different files, if it is not necessary to refer to the image information, only the text data needs to be processed, so it is possible to quickly process attendance information. Becomes

Then, the employee or attendance manager
A case of referring to the attendance information and the personal image recorded in 5 will be described. When referring to the attendance information and the personal image, the inquiry key 47 shown in FIG. 5 is selected (S6). The inquiry key 47 is selected by selecting the keyboard 21 and the touch pad 22 in the same manner as the attendance class display area 42.
Can be done using. Further, the liquid crystal display unit 24 is configured by a touch panel, and the inquiry key 4 on the initial screen 40
It is also possible to press 7 to select.

When the inquiry key 47 is selected in S6, the display on the liquid crystal display section 24 is switched from the initial screen 40 to the inquiry setting screen 70. On the inquiry setting screen 70, the employee code, the inquiry method, and the inquiry period of the employee to be inquired can be set to specify the employee to be inquired, attendance information, and the personal image. When the above setting is completed, by selecting the confirmation key 45d in the input area 45, the liquid crystal display unit 24 can be switched from the inquiry setting screen 70 to the inquiry screen corresponding to the above setting.

As shown in FIG. 8, on the inquiry setting screen 70, it is possible to select text or with image as an inquiry method. The inquiry screen in each case will be described below.

First, FIG. 9 shows a text inquiry screen (recorded attendance information display) 71 when text is selected as the inquiry method on the inquiry setting screen 70 (S7). In the figure, 2 of the employee whose employee code is 1234567
The text inquiry screen 71 which shows attendance information from May 1, 001 to May 31, 2001 is shown. As described above, since the attendance management device of the present embodiment records attendance information as electronic data, it is easy to display the recorded attendance information in a desired display form, and attendance managers and employees. When the employee refers to the attendance information, it can be referred to in a desired display format.

Next, FIG. 10 shows an inquiry screen with an image (recorded attendance information display) 72 when the with image is selected as the inquiry method on the inquiry setting screen 70 (S8).
As shown in the figure, the personal image of the employee who inputs these attendance information is displayed together with attendance class, input date and time, and employee code.

Therefore, the attendance manager can confirm the employee who has entered attendance information from the image of the employee. Therefore, when attendance information is input by proxy, the attendance manager displays the employee's own image that is different from the employee's own image specified by the employee code. It can be easily identified.

The text inquiry screen 71 described above is used.
The inquiry screen with images 72 and 72 are examples of screens that refer to attendance information and the personal image, and the reference screens are not limited to these. The attendance information and the personal image can be referred to in various forms.

The display of the text inquiry screen 71 or the inquiry screen with image 72 is performed by the keyboard 21 (see FIG. 3).
(See) or the touch pad 22 inputs an instruction to end the display, and the display on the liquid crystal display unit 24 is switched to the initial screen 40.

When setting the attendance management device 1 of the present embodiment, the switching key 48 displayed on the initial screen 40 is selected. When the switch key 48 is selected, the display on the liquid crystal display unit 24 is switched from the initial screen 40 to the setting screen 75 shown in FIG. The setting screen 75 is a screen for making various settings relating to the attendance management device 1. As shown in the figure, on the setting screen 75, the number of employee code digits, check digit, and date / time can be set. In addition, the above date / time setting is made by the attendance management device 1
This is done at the time of introduction of.

As a result, it becomes possible to set the number of digits of the employee code according to the employee code used by the person who uses the attendance management system, and the number of digits can be automatically corrected according to the arrangement of the numbers. A check digit can be employed to prevent typing errors.

Since the items set on the setting screen 75 need to be set only by the attendance manager, a password is set in advance, and the switching key 48 is selected on the initial screen 40, It is preferable to switch to the setting screen 75 only when the password is input.

The display of the setting screen 75 ends when an instruction to end the display is input by the keyboard 21 or the touch pad 22, and the display of the liquid crystal display unit 24 switches to the initial screen 40.

The attendance information management method of this embodiment may be used in combination with an attendance management device such as a fingerprint authentication device or a retina authentication device. This makes it possible to prevent proxy input more effectively.

In the present embodiment, the personal image obtained by photographing the face of the employee who inputs the attendance information with the CCD camera 30 is confirmed by the attendance manager or the like with the naked eye. However, the attendance management device may confirm the identity of the employee using the personal image.

For example, the face image of the employee is stored in advance in the attendance management device, and the face image taken at the time of inputting the attendance information is compared with the face image to identify the employee who inputs the attendance information. It can also be configured as an attendance management device. As a result, it is possible to discriminate the proxy input when the attendance information is input and prevent it from occurring. Therefore,
The attendance manager does not need to confirm the personal image recorded in association with attendance information in order to confirm the presence / absence of the substitute input, and the labor for attendance management can be further reduced.

As described above, the attendance management device 1 of the present embodiment displays the personal image including the face of the person who inputs attendance information,
It is recorded as electronic information in association with input attendance information. Therefore, when another employee inputs the attendance information of one employee by proxy, the attendance manager can confirm the fact of the substitute input by the image of the person recorded in association with the attendance information. it can.

Furthermore, when an employee inputs attendance information, the face of the employee who enters attendance information is displayed on the display section of the attendance management device together with the entered attendance information. This allows the employee to recognize that the personal image of the employee who inputs the attendance information in association with the attendance information is entered, so that proxy entry by the employee can be prevented in advance.

In this embodiment, when the attendance information is input by the employee, a personal image including the face of the employee who records the attendance information is photographed, and the photographed personal image and the attendance information are recorded. The attendance management method that can prevent the input of attendance information on behalf of the attendant by effectively recording the attendance information was explained. However, in the present embodiment, the information management device captures a personal image including the face of the person who inputs information,
This is described as an example of an information management method of recording the photographed person image and the input information in association with each other, and the present invention is not limited to this.

According to the present invention, when a person who approves information is recorded, a personal image including the face of the person who approves the information is captured, and the captured personal image is recorded on the document. It may be configured as an authorized person recording method.

Conventionally, when approving information, etc., a seal or signature is used to identify the subject of the approval. However, there is a problem that both the seal and the signature can be duplicated by another person.

On the other hand, in the above-mentioned approver recording method, a principal image including the face of a person who approves the information is photographed and the photographed image is recorded to identify the subject of the approval. Is the way to do it. Here, a person's face is effective for judging the person's identity with the naked eye, and it is very difficult for another person to reproduce it.

The personal image including the face is photographed and recorded when the information is approved. For this reason, the fact that the person's image is recorded is proof that the person exists at the place where the approval or the like was performed. Therefore, the subject who has surely approved can be specified by the above-mentioned method of recording the approver.

The above-mentioned approver recording method is carried out by using an approver recording device in which an image capturing means such as a CCD camera and a printing device for printing an image captured by the image capturing means are connected. can do. In the case of approving documents, etc. by the approver recording device,
Print a personal image including the face of the approval subject at the time of approval,
The image of the person concerned can be used in place of the certification of the approver by the seal or signature.

[Second Embodiment] The following will describe another embodiment of the present invention in reference to FIGS. 12 to 17.

As shown in FIG. 12, the attendance management device (information management device) 80 of the present embodiment, in addition to the components of the attendance management device 1 of the first embodiment, communicates via the Internet, a telephone line, or the like. It is provided with a communication means 81 for transmitting and receiving information to and from the server device via a line. The first embodiment
Constituent elements having the same functions as the constituent elements described in 1 are assigned the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted in the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 13, the communication means 81 including the attendance management device 80 of this embodiment is connected to the server device 85 via the network, and the attendance management device 80 and the server device 85 are connected to each other. Information can be sent and received. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the attendance information of the employees in the plurality of stores can be transferred to the attendance management system of the head office. Further, it becomes possible to centrally perform attendance management of these stores by the server device of the headquarters mechanism.

Therefore, since the head office mechanism for controlling a chain store having a plurality of stores can centrally manage the attendance management of each of the plurality of stores, the attendance management burden of each store can be reduced. it can. For example,
The server device at the head office collectively performs employee salary calculation and sends the result to the attendance management device 80, whereby the attendance management burden of each store can be reduced.

Further, at the head office, since it is possible to obtain an image of the person including the employee's face as the information related to attendance information, it is possible to arrange the employee in consideration of the appearance impression of the employee's face. .

Further, by comparing the sales information and the like of each store, which the head office organization has, with the attendance and attendance information transmitted from each store, it is possible to evaluate the efficiency of investing human capital by the server device 85.

FIG. 14 shows the attendance management device 8 of this embodiment.
It is explanatory drawing explaining the attendance management method using 0. In the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same items as those of the attendance management method using the attendance management device 1 described with reference to FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted in the present embodiment.

As shown in the figure, in the time management method of this embodiment using the time management device 80, the time information and the personal image recorded in the time management device 80 are
The difference from the first embodiment is that the attendance management device 80 is transmitted to the server device 85 via the network.

The processing from the display of the initial screen (S1) to the writing of data (S5) and the inquiry when the inquiry key 47 is selected on the initial screen 40 (S6 to S8) are as follows.
Since it is similar to the above-described first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted in the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
When the switching key 48 is selected on the initial screen 40 and a screen switching instruction is given (S11), the display of the information display means 14 of the attendance management device 80 is switched to the transmission screen 90 (S1).
2). As shown in the figure, the transmission screen 90 has a transmission key 91.
And a switching key 92.

By selecting the send key 91, the attendance management device 80 transmits attendance information and the personal image to the server device 85 in accordance with the transmission data format input on the setting screen 93 shown in FIG. S13). In addition, from the attendance management device 80 to the server device 8
After the transmission to 5, the display of the information display means 14 is switched from the transmission screen 90 to the initial screen 40.

When the switch key 92 of the transmission screen 90 is selected and the screen switching is instructed (S14), the information display means 14 of the attendance management device 80 displays the setting screen 93.
(S15), the number of employee code digits, check digit, transmission data format,
These settings can be made by inputting the date and time.

The attendance management device 80 of this embodiment has a communication means 81, and can transmit attendance information and the personal image to the server device 85 via the network. Therefore, as described above, the setting screen 93
In, the transmission data format for the above transmission is also set. As the transmission data format, text and CSV and image data (JPG, GI
F, BMP, TIF, etc.).

Here, as the data format of the data transmitted from the attendance management device 80 to the server device 85, the attendance information not including the image data shown in FIG. Since the amount of attendance information can be transmitted, the attendance information can be transmitted in a short time.

Further, the attendance management device 80 to the server device 8
As a data format of the data transmitted to
Image data No. of the data of (a). Figure 6 (b) from the key
It is also possible to acquire the image data of No. 1, and transmit the attendance class, employee code, input time and image data to the server device 85 as shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the transmission of information from the attendance management device 80 to the server device 85 is performed by selecting the transmission key 91 on the transmission screen 90, but the transmission is performed, for example, by the attendance management device. Equipped with a timer on 80,
The timer may be automatically performed at regular intervals.

Regarding transmission, in addition to the transmission processing in the attendance management device 80, automatic transmission may be performed in response to a transmission request from the head office server device 85.

As described above, since the attendance management device of this embodiment has the communication means, attendance information and the personal image can be transmitted to the server device via the network. Therefore, for example, since the server device can collectively manage the attendance information and the personal image transmitted from the plurality of attendance management devices, the attendance information and the personal image recorded in the attendance management device can be more effectively processed. It can be utilized.

The information management device or attendance management device described above is realized by a program for causing the processing for performing information management or attendance management to function. This program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium. In the present invention, as this recording medium, a memory (not shown) necessary for the processing to be performed by the computer 20 shown in FIG. 3, such as a ROM itself, may be a program medium, Although not shown, a program reading device may be provided as an external storage device, and the program medium may be readable by inserting a recording medium therein.

In any case, the stored program may be accessed and executed by a microprocessor, or in any case, the program is read and the read program is stored in the microcomputer. The program may be executed by being downloaded to a program storage area (not shown). It is assumed that this download program is stored in the main body device in advance.

Here, the program medium is a recording medium which can be separated from the main body, and is a tape system such as a magnetic tape or a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a hard disk, or a CD-RO.
Disc system of optical disc such as M / MO / MD / DVD,
IC card (including memory card) / card system such as optical card, mask ROM, EPROM, EEPRO
It may be a medium that fixedly holds the program, including a semiconductor memory such as M and a flash ROM.

Further, since the present invention has a system configuration which can be connected to a communication network including the Internet, it may be a medium for carrying the program fluidly so as to download the program from the communication network. When the program is downloaded from the communication network in this way, the download program may be stored in the main body device in advance, or may be installed from another recording medium.

The content stored in the recording medium is not limited to the program and may be data.

[0131]

As described above, according to the information management method of the present invention, a personal image including a face of a person who inputs information is photographed, and the photographed personal image and the inputted information are recorded in association with each other. Is the way to do it.

Therefore, it is possible to identify the person who input the information by the image of the person, and it is possible to prevent the illegal input of the information.

According to the attendance management method of the present invention, the photographing step for photographing the personal image including the face of the employee who inputs the attendance information, and the inputted attendance information and the photographed personal image are recorded in association with each other. And a recording step.

Therefore, since the attendance information and the personal image are recorded in association with each other, the attendance manager can easily determine whether or not there is an illegal input based on the recorded attendance information.

The attendance management method of the present invention further comprises, before the recording step, an input attendance information display step of simultaneously displaying attendance information and a personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. It may be.

As a result, the effect that the employee can be surely recognized that the image of the person including the employee's face is recorded, and the illegal recording of attendance information can be more surely prevented. .

The attendance management method of the present invention further comprises a recorded attendance information display step in which the attendance management device simultaneously displays the recorded attendance information and the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. May be.

Thus, when the attendance manager or the like confirms attendance information, it is possible to confirm the employee who inputs the attendance information by the image of the person himself / herself. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the attendance information has been recorded illegally.

In the attendance management method of the present invention, the attendance management device transmits the recorded attendance information and the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information to the server device connected via the network. It may further include a step of transmitting attendance information.

As a result, the attendance information and the personal image recorded in association with the attendance information can be transmitted to the server device. Therefore, the attendance information can be collectively managed in the server.

The attendance management device of the present invention is a photographing means for photographing a personal image including the face of an employee who inputs attendance information,
It is provided with a recording means for recording the input attendance information and the photographed personal image in association with each other.

Therefore, it is possible to specify the employee who inputs the attendance information from the personal image. This allows
It is possible to provide an attendance management device in which it is easy to find out whether or not attendance information is illegally input.

The attendance management device of the present invention may further comprise an information display means for displaying at least one of attendance information input by the input means and the personal image taken by the imaging means.

As a result, it is possible to effectively make the employee recognize that the personal image is recorded in the recording means. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent the illegal recording of attendance information by the employee more surely.

In the attendance management apparatus of the present invention, the information display means may display attendance information and the personal image recorded in the recording means.

As a result, it is possible to confirm the employee who has input the attendance information from the personal image. Therefore, the attendance manager can easily determine whether or not the attendance information is illegally input.

In the attendance management device of the present invention, the photographing means may photograph the person's image in response to the attendance information input to the input means.

With this, the image of the employee who inputs the attendance information into the input means can be recorded more reliably.

In the attendance management device of the present invention, the attendance information may be attendance classes, date and time of entry of the attendance classes, and employee information for identifying employees. Further, the employee information may be an employee code.

As a result, there is an effect that it is possible to confirm whether or not the input is illegal by comparing the attendance category, the input date and time of the attendance category, and the employee information for identifying the employee with the personal image.

The attendance management device of the present invention may further include communication means for communicating with the server device via the network.

Thus, the attendance information and the personal image recorded in the recording means can be transmitted to the server device via the communication means. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively use the attendance information and the personal image.

The display screen of the present invention includes a date and time display area for displaying the current date and time, an attendance class display area for displaying attendance classes, and a captured image display area for displaying captured images captured by the image capturing means. It is what you are leaving.

Therefore, it is possible to make the employee fully recognize that the photographed image and the attendance information are associated with each other, and it is possible to effectively prevent the illegal input of attendance information.

The information management program of the present invention is an information management program for causing a computer to execute the above information management method. Further, a computer-readable recording medium recording the information management program of the present invention records the information management program for causing a computer to execute the above information management method.

Therefore, there is an effect that the above information management method can be realized by a computer.

The attendance management program of the present invention causes a computer to execute the attendance management method. A computer-readable recording medium recording the attendance management program is for causing a computer to execute the attendance management method.

Therefore, it is possible to realize the above attendance management method by a computer.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a screen for displaying attendance information and a personal image recorded in an attendance management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an attendance management device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an attendance management device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure of an attendance management method using the attendance management device of FIG.

5 is an explanatory diagram showing an initial screen of the attendance management device of FIG. 3. FIG.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of attendance information and image data recorded in the attendance management device of FIG.
(A) is explanatory drawing which shows the format of an attendance transaction data file, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the format of an image transaction data file.

7 is an explanatory diagram showing a table of attendance information and image data recorded in the attendance management device of FIG. 3, (a) is an explanatory diagram showing a table of attendance transaction data file, and (b) is an image. It is explanatory drawing which shows the table of a transaction data file.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an inquiry setting screen for setting inquiry contents of attendance information and image data recorded in the attendance management device of FIG. 3;

9 is an explanatory diagram showing a text inquiry screen of the attendance management device of FIG. 3. FIG.

10 is an explanatory diagram showing an inquiry screen with an image of the attendance management device of FIG. 3. FIG.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting screen of the attendance management device of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an attendance management device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an attendance management system in which the attendance management device according to the second embodiment is connected to a server device via a network.

14 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure of an attendance management method by the attendance management system of FIG.

15 is an explanatory diagram showing an initial screen and a transmission screen of the attendance management device of FIG.

16 is an explanatory diagram showing a setting screen of the attendance management device of FIG.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing formats of attendance information and image data transmitted from the attendance management device to the server device in the attendance management system of FIG. 13.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,80 Attendance management device (information management device) 11 Input means 12 Means of photography 13 Recording means 14 Information display means 21 Keyboard (input means) 22 Touch pad (input means) 23 Hard disk drive (recording means) 24 Liquid crystal display (information display means) 30 CCD camera (photographing means) 40 Initial screen (display screen) 41 Current date and time display area (Date and time display area) 42 Time division display area 43 Image display area (captured image display area) 44 Employee code display area 45 input area (input means) 50 Recorded attendance information display screen (input attendance information display) 71 Text inquiry screen (Recorded attendance information display) 72 Inquiry screen with image (Recorded attendance information display) 85 server equipment

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. An information management method for managing information by an information management device, wherein the information management device captures a personal image including a face of a person who inputs information, and the captured personal image and the input. An information management method characterized in that the information is recorded in association with the stored information. 2. A time management method for managing time information of an employee by a time management device, comprising: an input step for inputting time information by the employee; and an employee inputting the time information by the time management device. Attendance management comprising: a photographing step of photographing a personal image including the face of the employee; and a recording step of recording the personal attendance information input by the employee and the photographed personal image in association with each other. Method. 3. An input for the attendance management device to simultaneously display attendance information input by the employee and the photographed personal image recorded in association with the attendance information before the recording step. The time management method according to claim 2, further comprising a time information display step. 4. The time attendance management device further comprises a recorded attendance information display step for simultaneously displaying the recorded attendance information and a personal image recorded in association with the attendance information. The attendance management method according to Item 2 or 3. 5. An attendance information transmitting step in which the attendance management device transmits the recorded attendance information and a personal image recorded in association with the attendance information to a server device connected via a network. The attendance management method according to claim 2, 3 or 4, further comprising: 6. An attendance management device for managing attendance information of an employee, comprising: an input means for inputting the attendance information; and an imaging means for taking an image of the person including the face of the employee entering the attendance information. An attendance management device comprising: a recording unit that records the input attendance information and the photographed personal image in association with each other. 7. In addition to the input means, the photographing means, and the recording means, an information display means is further provided, wherein the information display means is configured by the attendance information input by the input means and the photographing means. 7. The attendance management device according to claim 6, wherein the taken personal image is displayed. 8. The attendance management apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the information display means displays attendance information and the personal image recorded in the recording means. 9. The attendance management apparatus according to claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein said photographing means photographs the person's image in response to input of attendance information to said input means. . 10. The attendance information according to claim 6, wherein the attendance information is attendance classification, date and time of entry of the attendance classification, and employee information for identifying an employee. Management device. 11. The attendance management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the employee information is an employee code. 12. The attendance management device according to claim 6, further comprising communication means for communicating with the server device via a network. 13. A display screen used for a time management method for managing time information of an employee by a time management device, comprising a date / time display area for displaying the current date and time, and a time / hour classification display area for displaying time / hour categories. A display screen including a captured image display area for displaying a captured image captured by the capturing means. 14. An information management program for causing a computer to execute the information management method according to claim 1. 15. A computer-readable recording medium in which an information management program for causing a computer to execute the information management method according to claim 1 is recorded. 16. An attendance management program for causing a computer to execute the attendance management method according to any one of claims 2 to 5. 17. A computer-readable recording medium recording an attendance management program for causing a computer to execute the attendance management method according to any one of claims 2 to 5.