JP2007188201A - Attendance management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system automatically monitoring work contents during work time for accurately managing attendance without supervision by a manager in attendance management of a worker. <P>SOLUTION: At a work terminal of the worker, operation circumstances such as starting/shutdown of an OS, an operated application, and key input are recorded in a log file, and based on its information, an accurate work period is calculated and outputted. A processing target file name may be recorded in the log file. A worker may input work contents carried out by him/her to report it to the manager. When the manager designates work to be carried out by the worker (for example, an application and a file are designated for the work when input/edition is carried out in the file by using the application), it may be automatically checked whether the work is carried out properly or not. Attendance management information acquired finally is displayed in the form of a graph, a report, and the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for managing the attendance of workers.

  With the spread of PC and broadband, job types that can be applied to telecommuting represented by SOHO are also possible in IT-related industries for program development. However, when telecommuting is applied to non-performance workers, work managers cannot directly manage the working status of telecommuting workers. Become.

  Conventionally, the worker's attendance management method has been (1) self-reported by the worker, or (2) confirming the power on / off time (start / end of work) from the OS event log. Has been.

  In the self-reporting by workers, the work start time and work end time are recorded mainly by the method of inputting on the Web page, etc., so that the work time of the day is obtained and the attendance management is performed. In the confirmation method using the OS event log, the working time of the day is recorded from the OS startup and shutdown logs to manage attendance.

  Note that publicly known technical documents related to attendance management include the following Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

  The following Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for collectively managing attendance information of a plurality of employees using a communication network. As a method for managing attendance information, a self-reporting method is used in which employees declare their own work hours. However, access to the server for attendance management is made via a web browser, and the work hours are registered on the displayed web page. It is characterized by performing.

The following Patent Document 2 discloses a technique for collectively managing attendance information of a plurality of employees using a communication network. As a method for managing attendance information, a self-reporting method in which an employee registers his / her work time is used. Authentication is performed when registration is performed, and a fingerprint is used as the authentication method.
JP 2001-306773 A JP 2001-325631 A

  However, both Patent Documents 1 and 2 use a self-reporting method for working hours. When this method is applied to a telecommuting worker, the manager cannot confirm whether the correct working time is reported. . For example, it is possible to declare the start of work before actually starting the work, or to perform private work during the work time. In addition, even with the confirmation method using the OS event log, it is possible to start only the OS before starting the work, or to perform private work without performing the correct work after starting the OS. From the above, in order to correctly manage the attendance of workers, a means for confirming the work content during work hours is required.

  It is an object of the present invention to check work contents during work hours by recording worker application operation status in attendance management so that attendance management can be performed correctly.

  In order to solve the above problem, the present invention connects a work terminal used by an operator and an administrator terminal used by an administrator to a network, and performs attendance management for the worker at the work terminal. In the management system, the worker terminal includes a means for executing an application program for performing work, a means for monitoring an activation status of the application program, an input operation status for the application program, and the monitoring As a result, means that the application program is activated and in an active state, and that there is an input operation on the application program, as state information, is stored in a log file together with information that identifies the application, and Means for transmitting a log file to the administrator terminal The manager terminal comprises: means for receiving a log file transmitted from the worker terminal; means for storing the received log file; and analyzing the log file so that the worker And a means for calculating the working time and a means for outputting the calculation result.

  When there is a processing target file to be input or edited in the operation using the application program, the file name may be recorded in the log file. The log file may record OS startup / shutdown. Input operations for application programs to be recorded in the log file include, for example, key input from the keyboard and mouse operation. When various input devices other than the keyboard and mouse are used, these operations are also recorded. To do.

  The worker may input the work content (work content) performed by himself / herself and report it to the administrator. By allowing the work contents to be reported, the administrator can check whether or not an appropriate work is being performed by comparing the work contents of the log file with the self-reported work contents. In addition, when the administrator specifies the work to be performed by the worker (for example, when specifying which file is to be input / edited using which application), is the work performed properly? May be automatically checked. The finally obtained attendance management information may be displayed in a form such as a graph or report.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to monitor the work contents of the worker by recording the operation status of the application, and it is possible to perform more accurate attendance management even in a situation where the manager's eyes cannot reach. .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an attendance management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This attendance management system includes a plurality of work terminals 1 (1a, 1b,..., 1n) and an administrator terminal 3 used by an administrator. These terminals are connected by the Internet 2. The manager terminal 3 includes a attendance management program 4 for managing attendance information, a display unit 9 for displaying attendance information, a attendance management database (DB) 10 for recording attendance information of workers, and A worker management DB 11 for managing worker information is provided.

  Next, the inside of the attendance management program 4 will be described. By executing the attendance management program 4 on the manager terminal 3, the receiving unit 5, the DB update unit 6, the business content registration unit 7, and the screen output unit 8 are realized. The receiving unit 5 receives the application operation status log transmitted from the work terminal 1. At this time, the worker is also authenticated using the information in the worker management DB 11. The DB updating unit 6 analyzes the application operation status log received by the receiving unit 5 and updates the attendance information in the attendance management DB 10. Further, the DB update unit 6 also updates the worker information in the worker management DB 11 when the worker information is changed. The business content registration unit 7 displays a screen for registering business content when accessed from the work terminal 1, and records the input business content in the attendance management DB 10 by the DB update unit 6. The display unit 9 is means for displaying attendance information in response to an administrator request.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of each worker's work terminal 1 (1a, 1b,..., 1n in FIG. 1). The work terminal 1 includes an attendance status recording program 23 for recording attendance information. By executing the attendance status recording program 23 on the work terminal 1, an application monitoring unit 24, an operation status log storage unit 25, a transmission unit 26, and a business content registration unit 27 are realized. Applications 21 (21a, 21b,..., 21n) indicate general application software that is installed in the work terminal 1 and executed. The input device 22 indicates an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse connected to the work terminal 1.

  The application monitoring unit 24 monitors the operation status of a plurality of active applications 21 and the input device 22, and when the application 21 is operated or various operations are performed on the input device 22, the information is displayed. Store in internal memory. Here, the administrator may designate an application to be used for the worker in advance, and only that application may be set as a monitoring target. Further, the application monitoring unit 24 outputs the monitoring information stored in the internal memory to the operation status storage unit 25 as an application operation status log file at every update interval time set in advance by the administrator. Further, the application monitoring unit 24 outputs a log to the application operation status log file even when the OS is started or shut down. The transmission unit 26 transmits the application operation status log file for the day to the attendance management program 4 in FIG. The business content registration unit 27 accesses the business content registration unit 7 of FIG. 1, displays a business content registration screen, accepts input of business content by an operator, and inputs the input information to the business of the administrator terminal 3. It transmits to the content registration part 7.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the application operation status log transmission processing by the transmission unit 26 of the work terminal 1. When there is a transmission request from a worker (worker), authentication is first performed in step 31. For the authentication, a user name and password registered in advance in the worker management DB 11 of FIG. 1 are used. In step 32, it is determined whether or not the authentication has succeeded. If the authentication has failed, an error message is displayed in step 35, and the transmission process is terminated. If the authentication is successful, it is determined in step 33 whether there is an application operation status log for that day. If not, an error message is displayed in step 36 and the transmission process is terminated. If it exists, the application operation status log is transmitted to the attendance management program 4 in FIG. 1 in step 34, and the transmission process is terminated. The manager terminal 3 receives the application operation status log transmitted from each work terminal 1 in this way by the receiving unit 5 and stores it in the attendance management DB 10.

  FIG. 4 is a table diagram illustrating an example of an output format of the application operation status log. The application operation status log includes an update time 41, an application 42, a file name 43, and a status 44. The update date and time 41 indicates the time when the log information (for one line) is output (format is hh: mm: ss), the application 42 indicates the name of the application (including the OS) operated at that time, and the file The name 43 indicates the name of the file that is the target of the operation, and the state 44 indicates the operation content of the application. For example, the first line in Fig. 4 shows that the OS has been started at time 08:40:32, and the second line is the word processor software XXX AAA (named as the software) at time 08:46:32. Indicates that the specification.doc has been activated as an operation target.

  Even if the application is operated, if there is no edited file, nothing is output to the file name 43. Further, when the same operation is performed a plurality of times within the update interval time, the log for the operation is output only once. In addition, when a plurality of different operations are performed within the update interval time, a plurality of lines of logs are output at the same time. The update interval time can be designated by the administrator. If the operation is not performed within the update interval time, it is considered that the operation is not performed during the time period, and the administrator needs to adjust according to the work content.

  Here, for example, if the update interval time is set to 1 minute, it is assumed that characters are entered multiple times in the functional specification .doc file between 00:00:00 and 00:01:00 using the word processor software XXX AAA. The log “00:01:00” as the time, “XXX AAA” as the application name, “functional specification.doc” as the file name, and “key input” as the status is output only once.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outline of the business content registration process by the business content registration unit 27 of the work terminal 1. The application operation status log records only the update time of the log, the name of the operated application, the name of the edited file, and the like, and it is not known what operation the application was operated for. The business content registration is a work and a process for a worker to declare what kind of business they are used to perform for each application and file recorded in the application operation status log. Business content registration is basically performed after transmission of the application operation status log is completed. If you want to manage the work content more strictly, the administrator specifies the work content and the application to be used for the work in advance, and counts it as the work time only for the corresponding log ( (Counting work time of attendance information to be described later). If more strict management is desired, the file name to be edited may be designated by the administrator so that only logs corresponding to the designated application name and file name can be counted. In such a case, this process becomes unnecessary.

  When there is a business content registration request from a worker, first, authentication is performed in step 51. For the authentication, a user name and password registered in advance in the worker management DB 11 of FIG. 1 are used. In step 52, it is determined whether or not the authentication has succeeded. If the authentication has failed, an error message is displayed in step 56, and the business content registration process is terminated. If the authentication is successful, a business content registration screen is displayed in step 53. The display contents of the business content registration screen will be described with reference to FIG. The operator inputs necessary items on the business content registration screen, and accepts the content in step 54. After receiving the input, it is determined in step 55 whether the input content is correct. In the determination of input contents, it is checked whether there are any items that have not been input, and whether the work contents are appropriate for the used application or the edited file name. The check of whether the work content is appropriate is performed by checking whether the work content matches the used application when an application to be used is designated in advance by the administrator. However, the check is not necessary if the list is limited so that only correct work contents can be selected in the form of a list box or the like (see the description of FIG. 6). If the input content is wrong, an error message is displayed at step 57 and the input is requested again. If the input content is correct, the input content is transmitted to the attendance management program 4 in FIG. 1 for registration, and the business content registration process is terminated.

  In this way, the manager terminal 3 receives the business content information transmitted from each work terminal 1 by the receiving unit 5 and stores it in the attendance management DB 10. Needless to say, the business content and the application operation status log are associated with each other by the worker (worker) ID and date.

  FIG. 6 is a table diagram illustrating a display example of the business content registration screen. As in the description of FIG. 5, when the work contents are determined in advance by the administrator, and the application to be used for the work and the file name to be edited are designated, It becomes unnecessary.

  6 is displayed based on the attendance information in the attendance information DB 10 of FIG. 1, and includes a date 61, an application name 62, a file name 63, and an operation content 64. The date 61 displays the target date, the application name 62 and the file name 63 display the application name recorded in the application operation status log of the date, and the file name edited by the application. Is displayed. The work content 64 is an item that the worker inputs, and inputs what work the application name and file name are used for. Regarding the work contents, the work contents designated in advance by the administrator may be displayed in a form such as a list box so that the worker can select only the designated work contents. Furthermore, when the administrator specifies in advance the work contents and the application to be used for the work contents, only the work contents corresponding to the application may be displayed in a limited form such as a list box. This can prevent workers from making mistakes. Even if the application is operated, if there is no edited file, nothing is displayed in the file name 63. You may change the range of the days displayed on one screen as needed. It is common to display the information every month, and it is necessary to set a deadline for input by the administrator, such as ending all input for that month by the end of the month.

  Here, for example, when the functional specification .doc file is edited by the word processor software XXX AAA for the functional specification creation business on June 1, 2005, the date 61 is displayed on the business content registration screen as “2005 / 6/1 ”, the application name 62 is“ XXX AAA ”, and the file name 63 is“ functional specification.doc ”. The worker displays“ functional specification creation ”in the work content 64 of the line. Will be entered.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an outline of the log output process of the application operation status by the application monitoring unit 24 of the work terminal 1. In step 71, information to be output to a log such as a target application name and an edited file name when the application is operated during that time or when a key input or a mouse operation is performed during the update interval time. Is stored in the internal memory. Details regarding the processing of step 71 will be described with reference to FIG. After the update interval time has elapsed, in step 72, it is determined whether or not the information to be output to the log is stored in the internal memory. If it is stored, the information is output to the log file, and the standby of step 71 is again performed. Return to state. If it does not exist, nothing is done and the process returns to the standby state in step 71. When the information stored in the internal memory is output to the log file, the internal memory is cleared.

  The above operations are repeated until the application operation status log is transmitted after the OS is started. Logs are output in the same way at OS startup and shutdown.

  FIG. 8 is a process transition diagram showing an overview of the application operation status monitoring process in step 71 of FIG. 81 and 82 show the flow of processing. Reference numeral 81 denotes application operation status monitoring processing, and reference numeral 82 denotes timer processing for waiting for the update interval time to elapse. Reference numerals 83 to 88 indicate events and processes that occur during monitoring. In the operation status monitoring process 81, the application state, key input, and mouse operation are monitored until the update interval time elapses. When the operation of the application is performed at 83, the operation status monitoring process 81 detects the event, and at 85, the necessary information (the name of the operated application, the file name edited by the application, and the operation status) is displayed. Store in internal memory. However, if the same information has already been recorded, no new storage is performed. Next, when key input is performed at 84, the operation status monitoring process 81 detects the event, and at 86, necessary information (the name of the operated application, the name of the file edited by the application, the status of the operation) ) In the internal memory. However, if the same information has already been recorded, no new storage is performed. If it is detected in the timer process 82 that the update interval time has elapsed, the operation status monitoring process 81 is notified of this in 87, and the operation status monitoring process 81 receives this and stores the information stored in the internal memory. Is output to the log file. As shown in the description of FIG. 4, the administrator can specify the update interval time.

  Here, a specific example of a method for realizing the monitoring process of the application operation status using Win32API (32-bit application programming interface of Microsoft OS) will be described. The WndProc function detects an application operation (mouse is operated, window is activated, etc.), a key input event is detected, and a window operation function (GetForeGroundWindow, etc.) is currently active when the event is detected Get window information for. The name of the operated application and the edited file name are acquired from the acquired window information (such as a title), and necessary information is stored.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an overview of the attendance information display process in the manager terminal 3. First, in step 91, a worker selected by the administrator as a display target of attendance information is received. Specifically, this is a process of inputting an ID for identifying a worker or selecting a worker from the displayed worker list. Next, in step 92, a date for display selected by the administrator is received. Here, if necessary, the month to be displayed may be selected, the week to be displayed may be selected, and the attendance information may be displayed collectively. Next, in step 93, the display method selected by the administrator, such as a bar graph or report display, is received. In step 94, attendance information corresponding to the previously received information is read from the attendance information DB 10 and output to the display unit 9 of FIG.

  FIG. 10 is a table showing a display example of attendance information. This display example includes a date 101, business contents 102, an application 103, a file name 104, and a work time 105. The date 101 displays the date that is the display target of the attendance information of the display target worker. The business content 102 indicates the business content. With respect to this item, a blank is displayed when the work content is not registered by the operator (see FIGS. 5 and 6). The application 103 displays the name of the application used to perform the work contents 102, and the file name 104 displays the file name edited by the application. The work time 105 indicates the work time taken for the above work. In response to a request from the administrator, the above information is displayed by a display method such as a graph or a report.

  The work time 105 is calculated by analyzing the application operation status log of the worker on the date. Specifically, the time during which the file of the file name 104 is actively edited by the application of the application 103 may be added up. In this case, all the active times of the application may be added up, but there may be a case where a long time passes without any operation such as key input. May not be counted as work time.

It is a block diagram showing the structure of one Embodiment of this invention. It is an internal block diagram of a work terminal. It is a flowchart figure which shows the outline | summary of the transmission process of an application operation status log. It is a table figure which shows the example output of an application operation status log. It is a flowchart figure which shows the outline | summary of the business content registration process. It is a table figure which shows the example of a display of the business content registration screen. It is a flowchart figure which shows the outline | summary of the output process of an application operation status log. It is a process transition diagram which shows the outline | summary of an application operation condition monitoring process. It is a flowchart figure which shows the outline | summary of attendance information display processing. It is a table figure which shows the attendance information display example.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Work terminal, 2 ... Internet, 3 ... Manager's terminal, 4 ... Attendance management program, 5 ... Reception part, 6 ... DB update part, 7 ... Work content registration part, 8 ... Screen output part, 9 ... Display , 10 ... attendance management DB, 11 ... worker management DB, 21 ... application, 22 ... input device, 23 ... attendance status recording program, 24 ... application monitoring section, 25 ... operation status log storage section, 26 ... transmission section, 27 ... business content registration unit, 81 ... operation status monitoring process, 82 ... timer process.

Claims (1)

A time management system for connecting a work terminal used by an operator and a manager terminal used by an administrator to a network and performing the attendance management of the worker in the work terminal,
The worker terminal is
Means for executing an application program for performing the work;
Means for monitoring a startup status of the application program and an input operation status for the application program;
Means for storing in the log file, together with information identifying the application, as status information that the application program is activated and active as a result of the monitoring and that there is an input operation to the application program When,
Means for transmitting the log file to the administrator terminal,
The administrator terminal is
Means for receiving a log file transmitted from the worker terminal;
Means for storing the received log file;
Means for analyzing the log file and calculating the application used by the worker for work and the work time;
A time management system comprising: means for outputting the calculation result.

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