JP2011070552A - Image monitoring system having association means - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To distribute workloads by classifying image data into a random clip number without identifying a work thereof, and then identifying (associating) a work of the image data group after workload becomes comparatively light. <P>SOLUTION: An image monitoring system includes a work monitoring system 1001, a work area 1002 for a work to be monitored, and an application system 1003. In the work area, a monitoring camera 1004 and a workbench 1005 are arranged, and a work performed by a worker 1009 at the workbench is imaged by the monitoring camera. An RFID reader 1007 is arranged in the workbench 1005, on which a document holder 1006 to be used in the work is placed at the start of work. The worker 1009 performs a work relating to drug preparation and carries out input in a personal computer terminal 1008 connected to the application system. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a system for monitoring business using an imaging device, and more particularly to a business monitoring system including a business system that operates separately from the monitoring system and a linking means.

Recently, with the increase in capacity of storage media and storage devices, a system for monitoring work with a video camera is used for the purpose of preventing accidents and crimes in various work. However, with conventional monitoring systems that continue to shoot the work area where work is progressing and work is done with a free-form video camera, defects are found in business accidents and products related to work, and the cause and range of defects are determined. Even when trying to trace, finding images related to spears from a huge amount of video data is a time-consuming task, and it is a problematic system to realize high traceability that requires prompt response.

There is a system as disclosed in Patent Document 1 as a system that aims to record in response to a predetermined trigger, rather than simply recording an image. Here, a plurality of cameras having pan, tilde, and zoom functions are installed at a shooting target location, a motion detection trigger by successive comparison of captured images, a trigger by an operation of a web browser of a personal computer at a monitoring center, and a fixed cycle Various triggers such as a trigger automatically generated at predetermined intervals and a trigger by operating an emergency button are set and recorded in the monitoring information. However, the appearance is not so much like a medicine handled in a medical institution such as a dispensing pharmacy. Even when there is no difference, when monitoring work that includes a major medical error or accident, the image is recorded in accordance with the timing of the work, and the image is recorded while associating the taken image with the prescription instruction, thereby providing high traceability. Is not enough to realize.

Patent Document 2 describes a more advanced technique for realizing high traceability.

Although it is a patented invention by the same person as the inventor of the present invention, in the technique disclosed herein, prior to the monitoring operation of the monitoring system, data on business data related to the monitoring is created in advance and a unique ID is assigned to the RFID tag. Before the start of the work, a certain amount of work load occurs, and this work load becomes an obstacle to the introduction.
In the early stage of business occurrence, the unique ID and the data managed by the dispensing system are linked (linked), and if there are multiple work areas, each sequence of business is linked to business data etc. Therefore, it is a system in which image data taken according to the progress of the business flow is linked to a unique ID.
Not being able to link to business data managed by a separately operating system (dispensing system) at “after” instead of “initial” is an obstacle to the introduction of the monitoring system for that business. This is a problem to be solved.

JP 2002-32571 A Japanese Patent No. 4276654

It is an object of the present invention to provide an image monitoring system that realizes the above-described high traceability.

As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has controlled a moving image and still image photographing device including a WEB camera in a monitoring system using RFID, and has further added a tag ID to index information of image data as monitoring data. By passing this tag ID to business data handled by other systems such as business systems, and by linking the monitoring data and business data, it is possible to search monitoring data directly from business data The present inventors have found that it is possible to realize a system that achieves high traceability, and have made the present invention.

The invention according to claim 1 is a business monitoring system,
1) For each work area or work areas, the work in that area is set to be within the shooting range, connected to the network, and receives a trigger signal that notifies the timing of the work, and continuously photographs the work progress. One or a plurality of moving images, a still image capturing device for transmitting the captured image data to a predetermined transmission destination,
2) Hold the tag ID, which is unique information assigned arbitrarily,
Notation information that is the tag ID or ID that cooperates with the tag ID is written on the surface,
RFID tag adjuncts for the above work,
3) Based on the position of the RFID tag assumed according to the nature of the business performed in the work area connected to the network, a detection area of the RFID tag is set so that the position falls within the RFID tag, and the RFID An RFID reader that detects a tag, reads out the tag ID, extracts a business timing from detection / non-detection of the RFID tag, and transmits a trigger signal to the imaging device by a predetermined method;
4) Image storage means connected to the network, receiving the image data, generating index information including at least the tag ID, and storing the index information in addition to the data items of the image data;
5) Other systems or books that operate separately from the monitoring system and manage business data related to the business,
6) Input means for inputting the notation information of the RFID tag attachment to the other system or book;
7) Linking means for extracting the tag ID from the inputted notation information, adding the tag ID to the index information of the business data handled by the other system or the book, and linking the business data and the image data ,
The image data related to the business data can be called and used from the other system or the book using the index information of the business data as a key.

The invention according to claim 2 is the business monitoring system according to claim 1,
The RFID tag attachment may be attached to at least one item to be used for the business selected from a work instruction, a document holder, and a tray.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the business monitoring system according to the first or second aspect, the image data includes image information relating to photographing of the business and index information to which the tag ID is added. It is characterized by.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the business monitoring system according to any one of the first to third aspects, the other system is at least selected from a dispensing system that manages a dispensing operation in a pharmacy, a traceability system, and an accounting system. It is characterized by being one.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the business monitoring system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the input means is an RFID reader provided in the other system.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the business monitoring system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the book is a dispensing record for managing a dispensing operation in a pharmacy, and the input means stores the dispensing record. It is a notation information input field.

The present invention links video data including a WEB camera, image data acquired by a still image capturing device, and business data handled by other systems, and promptly retrieves image data related to defects or accidents from the business data. Thus, it is possible to provide an image monitoring system that performs high-level traceability.

Schematic configuration diagram of the system of the present invention Document holder configuration diagram Flow chart showing the operation of the system of the present invention Data structure handled by the system of the present invention Dispensing record

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a system according to the present invention. The configuration includes a business monitoring system 1001, a work area 1002 where a business to be monitored is performed, and a business system 1003. In the work area, a monitoring camera 1004 and a work table 1005 are arranged, and the monitoring camera shoots the work performed by the worker 1009 toward the work table. Here, the work table 1005 is provided with an RFID reader 1007, and a document holder 1006 used for work is placed at the start of the work.

The worker 1009 performs a task related to dispensing and inputs a task to the personal computer terminal 1008 connected to the task system.

The configuration of the system shown here is merely an example, and can be appropriately configured according to the installation target and the specific hardware device to be configured. For example, although the business input is input to the personal computer terminal, the business input of the present invention is not limited to this and may be a dispensing record. It can be set as appropriate according to the size of the pharmacy.
In addition, the operation of the monitoring system and business system in the following description is to execute a prepared program on a computer such as a personal computer or workstation equipped with an interface such as a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse, and control various devices. It is realized by. These programs are recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, USB memory, CD-ROM, MO, DVD, etc., read out from the recording medium by a computer, and operated by a system user. Executed.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the document holder 1006 used in the present invention. The configuration includes a clip 2001 that holds a work instruction or the like, a work instruction 2002, an RFID tag 2003, and a display 2004 that describes a tag ID. When the document holder is placed on a workbench 1005, the RFID reader 1007 provided on the workbench detects the aforementioned RFID tag. The progress of the work is detected based on the detection / non-detection pattern, and a trigger signal for operating the above-described monitoring camera is sent to acquire image information of the work progress sequence. This surveillance camera control is already well known and described in Patent Document 2.
For example, while the RFID tag continues to be detected from the work start time T1 to the work end time T2, the RFID reader continues to send a trigger signal to the monitoring camera, and the monitoring camera receives the trigger signal. It is a technique that is controlled to continue shooting.
Alternatively, when the RFID tag is detected at the start time T1, the RFID reader transmits an activation signal to the monitoring camera. Next, when it is not detected at the end time T2, the RFID reader may transmit an end signal.

Although the tag ID is described here as a display, it may be a highly visible symbol that works in conjunction with the tag ID. Further, although the document holder is adopted as the RFID tag attachment, the present invention is not limited to this, and a work instruction body, a tray for storing medicines, or the like may be used.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the overall operation of the system of the present invention.
This is a time series of three tasks: work performed within and outside the work area to be monitored, operation of the monitoring system related to monitoring within the work area, and operation of the business system.

Reference numeral 3001 denotes a clip preparation step for preparing a document holder for business use. Here, a document holder is prepared in which the clip number linked to the tag ID is written as the notation information.
This work is not subject to monitoring by the monitoring system. Therefore, this business step monitoring data is not managed by the system of the present invention.
Here, the document holder is adopted as the RFID attachment, but as described above, the document holder is not limited to the document holder, and those used for business can be appropriately adopted.

The following steps 3002 to 3005 are tasks in the work area and are the targets of monitoring.
A description will be given together with the operations of the monitoring system and the business system corresponding in time series. Note that the monitoring camera 1004, the worker 1009, and the personal computer terminal 1008 use the same notation for convenience, but are not actually the same, but are merely equivalent as target components of the system.
Reference numeral 3002 denotes a reception step. At this time, the operation of the business system is a reception input step 3011. A reception person as the worker 1009 performs reception work for a patient or the like who comes to the station, and performs reception input from the personal computer terminal 1008. In the monitoring information acquisition step 3006, the image data of this job acquired by the monitoring camera 1004 is written in the index information with the tag ID and stored in the image storage means 3010 of the monitoring system.

3003 is a prescription step. At this time, the operation of the business system is a prescription input step 3012, and a pharmacist as the worker 1009 prescribes a patient or the like described in the instruction sheet and inputs a prescription from the personal computer terminal 1008. In the monitoring information acquisition step 3007, the image data of this job acquired by the monitoring camera 1004 is written in the index information with the tag ID and stored in the image storage means 3010 of the monitoring system.

Reference numeral 3004 denotes a delivery step. At this time, the operation of the business system is a delivery input step 3013, and the granter as the worker 1009 performs the delivery business to the patient or the like who comes to the station and performs the delivery input from the personal computer terminal 1008. In the monitoring information acquisition step 3008, the image data of this job acquired by the monitoring camera 1004 is written in the index information with the tag ID and stored in the image storage means 3010 of the monitoring system.

Reference numeral 3005 denotes an accounting step. At this time, the operation of the business system is an accounting input / clip number input step 3014, and the accounting staff in charge as the worker 1009 conducts accounting work for the patient who came to the station, etc. Input the clip number, which is information, to the business system.

The clip number is entered manually after the accounting staff in charge confirms and confirms the clip number displayed on the document holder in the clip number input field set on the input screen of the business system.
Here, the clip number is input at the time of accounting input, but the clip number input timing of the present invention can be appropriately adopted when the business burden such as delivery / prescription is low.
In addition, although the clip number is input manually after visual confirmation, the clip number input of the present invention is not limited to this, and an RFID reader additionally provided in the personal computer terminal 1008 of the business system, A method of reading an RFID tag attached to a document holder may be used.
In the monitoring information acquisition step 3009, the tag ID is written in the index information of the image data of this job acquired by the monitoring camera 1004 and stored in the image storage means 3010 of the monitoring system.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the structure of the data generated by the flowchart and the stringing state.
The monitoring data 4001 is the above-described image data obtained by monitoring the business corresponding to the business data 4006.
The monitoring data has a configuration of an index part 4002 and a monitoring information part 4003. A tag ID is stored as notation information 4004 in the index part, and image information 4005 is stored in the monitoring information part. The business data 4006 includes an index part 4007 and a business information part 4008. In the index part, the tag ID extracted from the clip number by the existing reference table is stored as notation information 4009. In the business information section, business input information 4010 input at each business step is stored.
Although one monitoring data and business data are shown here for convenience, the data handled in the present invention is a bundle of a plurality of data, which are linked.

In the above description, “in the accounting input / clip number input step 3014, the person in charge of accounting inputs the clip number, which is accounting input and notation information, from the personal computer terminal 1008 to the business system.” The clip number input is not limited to this, and the clip number may be entered as a copy for monitoring data reference in a dispensing record as another system or book. In this case, the notation information input means is a column for describing the clip number provided in the dispensing record. FIG. 5 is an example of a dispensing record, and a description page 5001 is provided with a notation information field 5002, which is configured to enter notation information (such as a clip number) such as a document holder. Reference numeral 5003 denotes a business information column in which business information such as prescription is described.

In the system of the present invention that operates as described above, since the index information of the business data handled by the business system is partly shared and linked with the index information of the image data that is the monitoring data of the monitoring system, If the business data related to the business to be tracked is displayed, the image data as the monitoring data can be easily called from the monitoring system using the notation information (tag ID, clip number, etc.) of the index information of the business data as a key. it can.
As a result, high-speed traceability is realized, and various business systems can be assumed as other systems or books, and can be used not only in the medical industry but also in a wide range of industrial fields.

In addition, a unique ID is assigned at the beginning of business, as in the well-known monitoring system of Patent Document 2, and the data recorded together with the business flow is associated with the unique ID. It is necessary to set and store a unique ID. This solves the problem of increasing the work load at the start when there is not enough time, such as when accepting. "After" the image data is hung up, and after "relatively" when the work load has become relatively light, it is possible to identify (= link) what the image data group is. Therefore, it has the effect of distributing work load and can be used in various industrial monitoring systems.

1001 Business monitoring system 1002 Work area 1003 Business system 1006 Document holder 1007 RFID reader 1008 Personal computer terminal for business use

Claims (6)

In the business monitoring system,
1) For each work area or work areas, the work in that area is set to be within the shooting range, connected to the network, and receives a trigger signal that notifies the timing of the work, and continuously photographs the work progress. One or a plurality of moving images, a still image capturing device for transmitting the captured image data to a predetermined transmission destination,
2) Hold the tag ID, which is unique information assigned arbitrarily,
Notation information that is the tag ID or ID that cooperates with the tag ID is written on the surface,
RFID tag adjuncts for the above work,
3) Based on the position of the RFID tag assumed according to the nature of the business performed in the work area connected to the network, a detection area of the RFID tag is set so that the position falls within the RFID tag, and the RFID An RFID reader that detects a tag, reads out the tag ID, extracts a business timing from detection / non-detection of the RFID tag, and transmits a trigger signal to the imaging device by a predetermined method;
4) Image storage means connected to the network, receiving the image data, generating index information including at least the tag ID, and storing the index information in addition to the data items of the image data;
5) Other systems or books that operate separately from the monitoring system and manage business data related to the business,
6) Input means for inputting the notation information of the RFID tag attachment to the other system or book;
7) Linking means for extracting the tag ID from the inputted notation information, adding the tag ID to the index information of the business data handled by the other system or the book, and linking the business data and the image data ,
As a component, and the image data related to the business data can be called up and used from the other system or the book using the index information of the business data as a key. The system according to claim 1, wherein the RFID tag attachment is attached to at least one of the work items selected from a work instruction, a document holder, and a tray. The system according to claim 1, wherein the image data includes image information related to shooting of the job and index information to which the tag ID is added. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the other system is at least one selected from a dispensing system that manages a dispensing operation in a pharmacy, a traceability system, and an accounting system. The system according to claim 1, wherein the input unit is an RFID reader provided in the other system. 5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the book is a dispensing record for managing a dispensing operation in a pharmacy, and the input means is a notation information input field for the dispensing record.

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