JP2003219453A - Whereabouts managing system, program and whereabouts managing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently manage whereabouts of employees in office while protecting privacy of each employee. <P>SOLUTION: This whereabouts managing system is constituted by connecting, through a LAN 1, between a radio server M1 installed on the main gate of the building of an office, entrance gates of the employees (office workers), the entrance of a meeting room or a machine room or the like, a main server S1 installed in a management room or the like, and a plurality of clients T1 used by each of the employees. The server S1 has an employee table 31 for storing the employee numbers of the employees, a radio server table 32 for storing the numbers of the radio servers, and a position information table 33 for storing whereabouts information formed by the server M1 on the basis of the information obtained from portable terminals carried by the employees. The server S1 discloses the whereabouts information of an employee which is desired to be disclosed to an employee accessing the server S1 through the client T1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a location management system, a program, and a location management method for providing location information of employees in, for example, office buildings or premises.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a location management system, a system for identifying the location of a wandering elderly person or a child using a personal handy phone system (hereinafter referred to as PHS) has been realized.

In the case of the conventional location management system using this PHS, a plurality of points are scattered within a radius of about 100 m.
By wireless communication between the PHS base station and PHS terminals carried by wandering elderly people and children, the PHS terminal information from the PHS base station is absorbed at the carrier management center, and the information of the PHS terminal owner registered in advance and PHS PHS using location information of base station
The carrier is configured to identify that there are wandering elderly people and children within a range of 100 m around the base station, and the carrier distributes map information and the like in the range to registered users by FAX or the like.

On the other hand, in recent years, attempts are being made to use this location management system for business purposes on the premises of companies or in buildings.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when managing the whereabouts of employees in a company or the like, there are many unknown points as to how to manage the whereabouts of employees on the premises, and an efficient location management system is realized. It has not been done, but it is the current situation.

[0006] Further, there is a risk that the privacy of the employee may be violated depending on how to use the information acquired from the employee having the portable terminal. Therefore, it is not necessary to simply give the employee a wireless terminal to identify the position of the employee. There was a problem that it could not operate soundly.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and has a location management system, a program, and a location management method capable of efficiently managing the location of an employee while protecting the privacy of the employee in the company. Is intended to provide.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the location management system of the invention according to claim 1 has a wireless communication function in which information for identifying a terminal and its user is stored. A plurality of mobile terminals that are provided, and wireless servers that are arranged so as to be scattered at each mobile base on the premises and that obtain information from the mobile terminals by wireless communication with the mobile terminals that have entered a predetermined wireless communication area; Database storing the position information of the wireless server, the information of the user carrying the mobile terminal, and the location information of the user on the premises, the information of the mobile terminal acquired by the wireless server, and the database Location management means for updating location information in the database based on the location information of the wireless server and information of the user carrying the portable terminal, and a desired user name. Designating means for, it is characterized by comprising a public means for publishing the location information of the user to search the database based on the specified user name to specify the source by the specifying means. According to the present invention, in an office or the like, wireless servers scattered at respective points in the office acquire information on the portable terminals from portable terminals equipped with wireless functions carried by employees, and the information on the portable terminals and the position of the wireless server are acquired. By collectively managing the movement information of the mobile terminal on the server side based on the information, the employee can specify the location (position) of the desired employee from his / her terminal.

A location management system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the location management system according to the first aspect, wherein an employee table is used by the user to set whether or not the location information of the database is made public. The disclosure means is characterized in that the location information that is not disclosed in the employee table when the database is searched is not disclosed. According to the present invention, a person who does not want to know whereabouts can protect privacy by performing processing to be subject to whereabouts in advance, so that a person who does not want to know whereabouts does not display information on the whereabouts management system. it can.

The location management system according to the third aspect of the present invention is the location management system according to the second aspect, wherein an employee with administrator authority determines whether or not each employee has administrator authority for the employee table. When the database is searched, if the person who has administrator authority at the designated source in the employee table, the disclosure means includes location information that is not disclosed in the employee table. The feature is that it will also be disclosed. In this invention, when a person with administrator authority requests disclosure of the location information of an employee, it is possible to view the employee's location information even if the administrator authority does not have the person's approval. The location of certain employees can also be monitored.

A location management system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the location management system according to the first aspect, wherein the information on the user is stored in the database according to an ID rule for identifying an employee and a visitor. It is characterized by having means for managing. According to the present invention, a mobile terminal equipped with a wireless device is distributed to a visitor at a reception desk, so that information about where a visitor is, not only an employee, is obtained, so that a wandering of a suspicious person on a premises can be monitored. The security and safety can be improved.

A location management system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the location management system according to the first aspect, wherein the portable terminal has means for receiving the location information of the database through the wireless server and a screen of the terminal. A means for displaying a map and indicating the position of the terminal on the map based on the received location information is provided. According to the present invention, by utilizing the location information managed by the database and the screen of the wireless terminal, it is possible to realize the on-site navigation function and improve the reception work and the service to the visitors.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of mobile terminals having a wireless communication function in which information for identifying a terminal and its user is stored so as to be scattered at each mobile base on the premises. A program for causing a computer that receives and manages information acquired by the wireless server from the portable terminal by wireless communication via a network when the wireless server enters the wireless communication area of the arranged wireless server to execute processing. A database in which position information of the plurality of wireless servers, information of a user carrying the mobile terminal and location information of a user on a premises are stored, and information of the mobile terminal acquired by the wireless server. The database based on the position information of the wireless server of the database and the information of the user carrying the mobile terminal. Functions as a location management means for updating location information and a publishing means for searching the database based on the user name designated by the client terminal on the network and publishing the location information of the user to the designated client terminal. Program to let.

According to the location management method of the invention described in claim 6, portable terminals having a wireless communication function in which information for identifying a terminal and its user are stored are scattered at each mobile site on the premises. A step of acquiring information from the portable terminal by wireless communication when entering the wireless communication area of a plurality of wireless servers arranged in the wireless server, position information of the plurality of wireless servers, and a user carrying the portable terminal. A step in which a computer on the network manages the information and the location information of the user on the premises; and when the wireless server obtains the information of the mobile terminal, the computer displays the location information of the wireless server and the mobile terminal. Updating the location information based on the information of the user who carries it, and designating a desired user name for the computer It said computer based on the specified user name is characterized by a step of publishing the location information of the corresponding user to the specified source.

That is, according to the present invention, in the company,
Each employee or visitor has a wireless terminal (mobile phone, PDA, etc.) equipped with wireless communication functions such as PHS and Bluetooth TM wireless technology.
Etc.) to carry.

A wireless server is installed at a plurality of mobile bases (entrance / exit gates, conference rooms, machine rooms, etc.) on a premises such as a company, and when an employee or a visitor passes through the place, the wireless server operates as a wireless terminal. Wirelessly communicates with each other, acquires information from the wireless terminal, and transmits the information to the management server, which is the location management means, to centrally manage the location information of the employees in the management server.

An employee (employee) who has logged in by accessing the management server through the network from a client connected to the management server through the network.
The location information of the desired user (employee or visitor) is disclosed to.

This makes it possible to confirm the whereabouts of an employee who has passed through each site in the company or an employee who is in a conference room or the like from a client terminal connected to the network in the company.

In addition, in managing the location information of the employees by the management server, by incorporating the location information disclosure function of the management server into the groupware or the like, any member in the company can confirm the location of the employees. be able to.

By the way, it is feared that the privacy of the employee may be violated if the employee's whereabouts is always known to other people regardless of where the employee is.

Therefore, the location information managed by the management server is added with a setting (registration) function as to whether or not disclosure is possible, and only the location information of the employee who has completed the setting (registration) is disclosed, or a person who wishes to browse is browsed. By setting the authority and making the location information public or private depending on the authority level, it is possible to solve the problem of privacy invasion.

[0022]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a location management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, this location management system is installed at a main gate of a company building, an entrance / exit gate of employees (employees) in the building, an entrance / exit of a meeting room, a machine room, etc. A wireless server M1 as a plurality of wireless communication means for wirelessly communicating with a portable terminal M2 to be carried, a main server S1 as a location management server computer installed in a management room, a plurality of client computers T1 used by each employee (hereinafter Client T1) is connected via a network such as LAN1. Client T1 and main server S1
Is a general computer, which is provided with a memory such as ROM and RAM, an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk device, and a control unit such as a CPU that reads software from the hard disk device into the memory and executes processing.

The mobile terminal M2 is, for example, a PHS terminal (slave unit) or a PDA having a PHS wireless communication function, such as Bl.
For example, a mobile phone having a wireless communication function using uetooth ™ wireless technology.

Each wireless server M1 receives, when a mobile terminal M2 of an employee approaches within a communication range of, for example, several meters,
The main server S1 communicates with the mobile terminal M2 and reads the terminal unique information (terminal ID, user ID, etc.) through the LAN1.
Notify to.

The main server S1 centrally manages the terminal-specific information notified from each wireless server M1. The main server S1 can be accessed by a plurality of clients T1 on the LAN 1. The main server S1 is provided with a database 30 (see FIG. 2) and updates the database 30 based on the information obtained from the wireless server M1. The client T1 obtains the information in the database 30 to obtain desired employees. You can check where you are in the company. The wireless server M1 constantly monitors whether or not the mobile terminal M2 has entered its own communication range, and when the mobile terminal M2 has entered the effective wireless communication range, the mobile terminal M2.
The terminal-specific information is acquired by wireless communication with the server 2 and transferred to the main server S1.

Here, the functional configuration of the main server S1 in this location management system and various information stored in the database 30 will be described. 2 is a functional configuration diagram of the main server S1 in this location management system, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing transmission information transmitted from the wireless server M1, and FIG.
The information received by the main server S1 is the database 3
It is a figure which shows a mode that it is registered into 0.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main server S1 is provided with a location monitoring function 21, a location search function 22, a database 30 and the like.

The location monitoring function 21 constantly monitors each of the wireless servers M1 connected to the LAN1, and the wireless server M1
Information and database 3 of the mobile terminal M2 acquired by
It functions as a location management unit that updates the location information of the database 30 based on the location information of the wireless server M1 of 0 and the information of the user carrying the mobile terminal M2.

The location search function 22 functions as a disclosure means for searching the database 30 based on the user name designated by the client T1 and publishing the location information of the user to the designated source. These functions may be configured by software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

The database 30 has an employee table 3
1, various tables such as the wireless server table 32 and the position information table 33 are provided.

The mobile terminal M2 stores information (for example, employee number) of a user carrying the mobile terminal M2 as holding information in an internal memory.

The wireless server M1 stores its own unique information (wireless server No. etc.) in the internal memory as holding information.

The wireless server M1 is within a predetermined range (radius number m
When the mobile terminal M2 is caught, the employee No. obtained from the mobile terminal M2 and the wireless server No. which is the information held by the wireless server M1 itself are caught. The information about the time of the transmission is transmitted to the main server S1 as transmission information.

The location monitoring function 21 of the main server S1 is
The wireless servers M1 on the LAN 1 are constantly monitored and information is collected from the wireless servers M1.

Here, when the transmission information is received from a certain wireless server M1, the employee table 31 and the wireless server table 32 are searched by using the employee No. and wireless server No. of the received transmission information as keys, and the search is performed. As a result, the position (current position) of the employee of employee No. is specified, and the position information table 33 is updated. If there is no information in the position information table 33, it is newly registered as newly generated data, and if the data already exists, the contents of the employee No. location and time items are updated.

The client T1 is a terminal operated by each employee in the company and has a browser function. Start the browser and start the main server S1 of this location management system
When the address is input, the main server S1 transfers the login screen 41 to this system to the browser and displays it. On the login screen 41, an ID / password input field is displayed. When the user's own ID and password are input, the user authentication process is performed in the main server S1.

When it is confirmed that the employee is a regular employee, the main server S1 permits login, transfers the menu information of this system to the browser, and the menu screen 42 is displayed on the browser. A search screen 43 is displayed by performing a selection operation (click operation) on an icon such as position information search displayed on the menu screen 42.

When the user designates and inputs search conditions on the displayed search screen 43, the location search function 22 searches the database 30 and displays the location information of the employee on the search result screen 44. In this way, the LAN1 can be used to find out where the desired employee is currently in the company.
This can be confirmed from each client T1 above.

The operation of this location management system will be described below. In the location management system of this embodiment, the system operation is mainly divided into three operations such as a phase 1 reception information sending operation, a phase 2 reception information registration operation, and a phase 3 position information search operation. To be

(Phase 1) In the main server S1, the location monitoring function 21 constantly monitors each wireless server M1 on the LAN1.

Then, when an employee having a mobile terminal M2, such as "Taro Higashi", enters the effective wireless communication range of the wireless server M1 installed at the entrance of the 5FS zone, the wireless server M1 causes the mobile terminal M2 to operate. The wireless server M1 acquires the employee number E00001 stored in the mobile terminal M2.

After obtaining the information, the location monitoring function 21 notifies the main server S1 that the information (employee number E00001) of the mobile terminal M2 has been received, and at the same time stores the employee No. taken out from the mobile terminal M2 and the self The wireless server No. and the information on the time when the information is received from the mobile terminal M2 are transmitted to the main server S1.

(Phase 2) When the employee No. and the wireless server No. are received by the main server S1 from the wireless server M1, the location search function 22 in the main server S1 causes the employee No. and the wireless server No. The table 31 and the wireless server table 32 are searched, and the search result is registered in the position information table 33.

(Phase 3) On the other hand, when an employee wants to know the location (position) of a desired employee, for example, "Taro Higashi", as shown in FIG. 5, the browser is used in the client T1 used by the individual employee. When is started and the address of the main server S1 is input to access the main server S1, the login screen 41 is displayed on the screen of the browser. You can also check your own location.

On the displayed login screen 41, the ID
(Employee No., etc.) and password input fields are displayed. When information is entered in each of the input fields, the employee authentication process is executed in the main server S1. When the authentication is OK as a result of this authentication process, the main server S1 can be logged in, and the menu screen 42 is displayed from the main server S1.

When the location information search is selected from the displayed menu screen 42 and "Taro Higashi" is entered in the field (item) of the search target person on the displayed search screen 43, the location search function 22 stores the database 30. Search processing is performed.

As a result of this search processing, a search result screen 44 is displayed.
The location information of "Azuma Taro" is displayed on. In this example, "Taro Higashi" is in the 5FS zone.

In the search screen, when the affiliation is designated, the position information of all the persons in the designated department is displayed as the retrieval result, and when the place is designated, the people who have passed the place are displayed.

As described above, according to the location management system of this embodiment, a PHS handset or a PDA or PHS equipped with a PHS function is used as a position confirmation portable terminal M2 to be carried by a user who moves in a premises such as a company. Mobile phones and PDs equipped with wireless communication functions using TM wireless technology
By using A or the like in the office mode, no communication cost is incurred, and it is not necessary to insert the IC card into a card reader or the like installed in the in-house base unlike the case of using the IC card.

By incorporating the location management system in one of the in-house network systems, anyone can confirm the location of a desired employee at any time.

A modified example (application example) of the location management system will be described below. Modification (1) In this modification (1), in order to protect the privacy of an individual, each employee can set whether or not to be under the control of the location management system.

Moreover, there is a possibility that some of the employees have malicious intent. Such people may not be under control. For this reason, a person who has the administrator authority can see all the information.

First, as shown in FIG. 6, the database 3
In the employee table 31 of 0, the disclosure target setting field 5
1 and the administrator authority field 52 are added. Further, in the position information table 33, a disclosure target setting field 51 and an administrator authority field 52 are added as described above. The disclosure target setting field 51 can be set to either "Yes" or "No" for all logged-in employees. In the administrator authority field 52, a person who has administrator authority logs in to the main server S1.
It is possible to set either "Yes" or "No" for the administrator authority for each employee.

First, with reference to FIG. 7, a description will be given of a case where the employee "Taro Higashi" himself changes (or newly registers) the setting contents in the location management system of this modification (1).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, when "Taro Higashi" himself accesses the main server S1 from his client T1 through LAN1 and logs in to the displayed login screen 41, a menu screen 42 is displayed. When the item “change setting” is clicked (selected) on the menu screen 42, the setting change screen 45 is displayed.

On the displayed setting change screen 45, a message "Do you want to change the disclosure target?" And a check box for changing the setting are displayed. Check one of the check boxes. Make settings accordingly. In addition, in the setting change screen 45, the registered content can be changed by changing the check position of the check box even for the registered content.

When a button such as OK is pressed after the check box is checked, the database 30
The setting contents of the items to be disclosed (employed or not) in the employee table 31 are updated.

Then, in the location management system of this modification (1), when an employee other than "Taro Higashi" logs in with his or her own employee name and confirms the location of "Taro Higashi" or the like, "Taro" is set to "public"
Therefore, in the search result of the database 30 by the location search function 22, although there is a hit as the corresponding person, the location information of the corresponding person, "Azuma Taro", is not displayed.

On the other hand, when logging in with the name of an employee having management authority, for example, "Hanako Nishi" and confirming the location of "Taro Higashi", the administrator authority of "Hanako Nishi" in the employee table 31 is set to "Yes". Therefore, regardless of whether or not "Taro Higashi" is set to be released,
If you search for "Taro", the place of stay will be displayed and you will know where it is.

As a result, the privacy of the person who does not want to be the management target is protected to some extent, and the location of malicious employees can be confirmed by the administrator authority.

Modification (2) In this modification (2), the location management system manages the location of not only the employees but also the visitors.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 8, an employee table 31 and a wireless server table 3 are stored in the database 30.
In addition to 2, the visitor table 34 is prepared.

Then, the receptionist who is an employee of the company hands the mobile terminal M2 to the visitor who has come to the reception at the entrance of the company.

At this time, at the reception, the receptionist operates the client T1 of his / her own to access the main server S1 of the LAN1 and, in the visitor table 34 of the database 30, as the visitor ID, for example, " Register C0001 "etc. Also, the ID of the mobile terminal M2 given to the visitor
For example, "M0001" or the like is registered.

Furthermore, the user's ID, in this case the visitor's ID, is also stored in the mobile terminal M2.

As the user ID to be stored in the mobile terminal M2, for example, when the head is "E", the employee number and the head is "
In the case of C ", an employee and a visitor can be identified by providing a setting rule such as a visitor number.

In the main server S1, the location monitoring function 21
When the user ID is extracted from the information received from the wireless server M1 and the head is “C”, it is determined that the user is a visitor. Even in this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the information of the user is written in the position information table 33 in the same manner as the employee.

On the other hand, an employee has his own client T1.
When it is desired to confirm the location of the visitor, when the item of “visitor position information” is selected from the menu screen 42 shown in FIG. 10, a list of visitors is displayed on the search result screen 44. In this case, the search is performed using the position information table 33.
The information only for the visitor is displayed by extracting the number starting with "C".

In this location management system, for example, as a rule of "S000501" of the wireless server No, S0005 represents the 5th floor of the building.

When the location monitoring function 21 registers the location information to the visitor, the location monitoring function S0 of the location information which is the destination registered in advance is registered.
005 is compared with the location information of the floor actually visited by the visitor, and if they are different from each other, an administrator email including a message prompting a warning is automatically transmitted to the mobile terminal M2,
Warn visitors. As a result, it is possible to check the distrust of the person who visited the company as a visitor.

Further, in this embodiment, the floor is set as a base for arranging the wireless server. However, it is important in the floor by further subdividing the sections and installing the small-output wireless servers at various places in the floor. Employees and visitors to and from the location can also be monitored.

Modified Example (3) In this modified example (3), as an extension example of the location management system, map information obtained by converting a planar map of a floor in a company into information is stored in the mobile terminal M2, and this map is also stored. Install navigation software that uses information. This navigation software displays the route 61 from the current position to the visited place on the map 62 on the screen 60 of the mobile terminal M2 based on the position information received from the wireless server M1, as shown in FIG. 11, for example.
A pointer 63 indicating the position of the user on the displayed map 62
Is displayed. The pointer 63 is sequentially moved as the current position changes.

In the wireless server M1 of the location management system,
It has a function of acquiring information (positional information) of the database 30 and a function of transmitting to the mobile terminal M2. The acquisition function is a function of acquiring position information of the wireless server M1 managed by the database 30 of the main server S1 when the mobile terminal M2 enters the wireless area of the wireless server M1. The transmission function is a function of transmitting the acquired position information to the mobile terminal M2.

In the location management system of this modification (3), when the visitor visits the reception at the entrance of the company, the receptionist uses the client T1 of his / herself to enter the database 30 of the main server S1. Information (name, company name, visited location, etc.) is registered, the visited information is also registered in the mobile terminal M2, and the mobile terminal M2 is lent to the visitor.

The mobile terminal M2 in which the visited place is registered displays the route to the visited place and the current position of the visitor on the screen by linking the internal in-house map information and the navigation software to the visitor. It shows sequentially.

When the visitor follows the route displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal M2 and enters the wireless area of the wireless server M1 installed on the route, the wireless server M1 and the mobile terminal M2 are connected to each other. By wirelessly communicating, the position information is acquired from the mobile terminal M2, while the wireless server M1 returns the position information indicating the current position to the mobile terminal M2. As a result, the pointer on the map displayed on the screen of the mobile terminal M2 is moved to the current position and displayed.

As a result, it is possible to realize the in-house navigation service function in which the screen is switched as the visitor moves, and for example, the reception time per person in the reception work can be shortened and the service to the visitor can be improved. You can

Also, by using a wireless device in this location management system to detect the location of the person in question, communication costs can be eliminated, and by building a location management system linked with in-house groupware, only the administrator can Instead, general employees will be able to confirm the whereabouts of other employees.

As a result, the employee can easily know the destination and whereabouts of the desired person from his / her own client T1 and can avoid searching various places as before.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The software (the location monitoring function 21, the location search function 22, the database 30, etc. of the main server S1) in the above-described embodiment may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium such as a flexible disk. )
It may be transmitted as a single unit. In this case, the processing in each embodiment can be performed by the computer reading the software (program) stored in the storage medium or by downloading and installing the software from a site (server) on the LAN or the Internet.

That is, the software (program) in the present invention is not limited to the one stored in the storage medium independent of the computer, but may be the one distributed through a transmission medium such as LAN or Internet.

As the storage medium, in addition to the above flexible disk, for example, a magnetic disk, an optical disk (C
If the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium capable of storing a program, such as a D-ROM, a CD-R, a DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO, etc.), a semiconductor memory, etc., the storage format is in any form. May be.

An OS (operating system) running on the computer based on the instructions of the program installed in the computer from the storage medium.
Alternatively, database management software, MW (middleware) such as network software, or the like may execute a part of each processing for realizing the present embodiment.

Further, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of the computer, but includes a storage medium in which a program transmitted via a LAN or the Internet is downloaded and stored or temporarily stored. Further, the number of storage media is not limited to one, and a case in which the processing in this embodiment is executed from a plurality of media is also included in the recording medium in the present invention, and the media configuration may be any configuration.

The computer executes each process in the present embodiment based on the program stored in the storage medium, and is a device such as a personal computer or a system in which a plurality of devices are connected to a network. Any configuration such as

The computer is not limited to a personal computer, but also includes an arithmetic processing unit and a microcomputer included in information processing equipment, and is a general term for equipment and devices capable of realizing the functions of the present invention by a program. .

[0088]

As described above, according to the present invention, a wireless server is installed at a plurality of mobile bases in a premises such as a company, and when the user of the wireless terminal passes through the place, the wireless server operates. It wirelessly communicates with the wireless terminal, acquires information from the wireless terminal, and updates the location information in the database based on the information. And when confirming the whereabouts of the desired user,
Since the location information of the user is disclosed by designating the user name, the location of the wireless terminal user can be confirmed in the company. In addition, the location information managed by the location management means is added with a setting (registration) function as to whether or not disclosure is possible, and only the location information of the employees who have completed the setting (registration) can be disclosed, or viewing permission is given to those who wish to browse. It is possible to solve the problem of privacy invasion by setting and making the location information public or private depending on the authority level.

As a result, the location of the employee can be efficiently managed in the company while protecting the privacy of the employee.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a location management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing each functional configuration of a main server S1 and a client T1 in the location management system of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing transmission information that the wireless server acquires from the mobile terminal and transmits to the main server in the location management system of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a database in which a position information table is updated based on received information and updated or registered.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flow of an employee location search in the location management system of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing setting contents of a database in the modification (1).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a flow in a case of changing or newly registering the setting contents of the database in the modified example (1).

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the contents of a database in modification (2).

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a position information table of a database in modification (2).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flow of a visitor search in the modified example (2).

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the mobile terminal M2 in the modification example (3).

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... LAN, T1 ... Client, S1 ... Main server, M1 ... Wireless server, M2 ... Mobile terminal, 30 ... Database, 31 ... Employee table, 32 ... Wireless server table, 33 ... Position information table.

Continued front page    (72) Inventor Kenichi Okiso             No. 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Corporation             Fuchu Office (72) Inventor, Kazuko Yugeda             No. 1 Toshiba-cho, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo Toshiba Corporation             Fuchu Office F term (reference) 5K067 AA34 BB32 BB44 EE02 EE12                       EE23 EE54 FF03 HH32 JJ53                       JJ66 JJ70

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal having a wireless communication function in which information for identifying a terminal and its user is stored, and a plurality of mobile terminals are arranged so as to be scattered at each mobile base on the premises and within a predetermined wireless communication area. A wireless server that obtains information from the mobile terminal by wireless communication with the mobile terminal that has entered, position information of the plurality of wireless servers, information of a user carrying the mobile terminal, and location information of a user on the premises. And a database in which the location information of the database is stored based on information of the mobile terminal acquired by the wireless server, position information of the wireless server of the database, and information of a user carrying the mobile terminal. Location management means for updating, a designating means for designating a desired user name, and the database based on the user name designated by the designating means. Location management system characterized by comprising a public means for publishing the location information of the search and corresponding user to the specified source. 2. The location management system according to claim 1, further comprising: an employee table for a user to set whether or not location information of the database is to be disclosed, and the disclosure means includes the database. The location management system is characterized in that the location information that is not made public in the employee table when the above is searched is not disclosed. 3. The location management system according to claim 2, further comprising means for an employee having administrator authority to set presence / absence of administrator authority for each employee in the employee table, and the disclosure means. , When searching the database, if the specified source in the employee table has administrator authority,
A location management system, which also discloses location information that is not disclosed in the employee table. 4. The location management system according to claim 1, further comprising means for managing, as the information of the user, on the database according to an ID rule for identifying an employee and a visitor. Location management system. 5. The location management system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal receives the location information of the database through the wireless server, displays a map on the screen of the terminal, and receives the location. A location management system comprising means for indicating the position of the terminal on the map based on information. 6. A wireless communication of a wireless server in which a plurality of mobile terminals having a wireless communication function in which information for identifying a terminal and its user is stored are arranged so as to be scattered at each mobile site on the premises. A program for causing a computer, which receives and manages information acquired by the wireless server from the mobile terminal through wireless communication by wireless communication when entering an area, to execute the process, A database in which position information, information of a user carrying the mobile terminal, and location information of a user on a premises is stored, information of the mobile terminal acquired by the wireless server, and the position of the wireless server in the database Location management means for updating location information of the database based on information and information of a user carrying the mobile terminal And a program that functions as a publishing unit that searches the database based on the user name designated by the client terminal on the network and publishes the location information of the user to the client terminal of the designation source. 7. A wireless communication of a wireless server in which a plurality of mobile terminals having a wireless communication function, in which information for identifying a terminal and a user thereof is stored, are arranged so as to be scattered at each mobile site on the premises. Acquiring information from the mobile terminal by wireless communication when entering the area, position information of the plurality of wireless servers, information of a user carrying the mobile terminal, and location information of a user on the premises. Is managed by a computer on a network, and when the information of the mobile terminal is acquired by the wireless server, the computer is based on position information of the wireless server and information of a user carrying the mobile terminal. Updating the location information; designating a desired user name for the computer; Location management method characterized by a step of the computer to expose the location information of the corresponding user to the specified source.