JP2012079201A - Mobile attendance management system and mobile attendance management method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate use even in an environment in which a communication network is not available without using dedicated equipment to manage attendances of employees.SOLUTION: A mobile attendance management system that manages attendances of employees through a communication network 7 including radio communication by using a mobile terminal machine 2 performing data communication includes a reader 1 which reads a recording medium 100 in which employee identification information for identifying the employees is recorded, an authentication processing unit 313 which acquires the employee identification information read by the reader 1, and performs authentication processing based upon the employee identification information, and a storage unit 320 which associates attendance time information acquired by a timer unit 304 with the employee identification information to record therein. The authentication processing unit 313 has map information including a described range in which authentication is allowed, and determines whether the current position of the mobile terminal machine 2 is within the predetermined range in the authentication processing by referring to the map information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile attendance management system and a mobile attendance management method using a communication terminal connected to a communication network.

  Conventionally, as a management method for attendance and leaving of employees such as companies and employees (part-timers, temporary employees, etc.), a dedicated device such as a time recorder that records time is installed, and a time card is attached to the dedicated device. A method of recording the attendance time by inserting is widely used (for example, Patent Document 1). However, since this conventional time recorder is a dedicated device, the price is expensive, there is a problem that the initial cost required for installation increases and the operation cost increases.

  On the other hand, in recent years, a method for managing attendance and leaving with a personal computer has also been used (for example, Patent Document 2). Specifically, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, a terminal used by each employee is connected to a server device via a network, and the time used by each terminal is recorded on the server device. It is managed by.

JP 2001-216546 A JP 2006-331369 A

  However, since the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 is a technique that can be used only in an environment in which a communication network such as an in-house LAN is established, for example, in a temporary store or a workplace such as a work site, there is a communication network. There was a place that was not maintained, and there was a problem that it could not be used in such a place.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above-described problems, and can be easily used in an environment where a communication network is not established, such as a temporary store and a work site, without using a dedicated device. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile time management system and a mobile time management method.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a mobile attendance management system that manages employee attendance using a mobile terminal that performs data communication through a communication network including wireless communication. , A reading unit that reads a recording medium that records employee identification information for identifying an employee, and obtains employee identification information read from the reading unit on a communication network, and performs authentication processing based on the employee identification information An authentication processing unit that executes the process, a time measuring unit that acquires the time of the authentication process executed in the authentication processing unit as time-and-attend time information, an attendance time information acquired in the time-keeping unit, and employee identification information The mobile terminal has a location information acquisition unit that measures the current location of its own device, and the authentication processing unit describes a range in which authentication is permitted. Has a Figure information, upon authentication, with reference to 該地 diagram information, the current position of the mobile terminal determines whether fall within a predetermined range.

Another invention is a mobile attendance management method for managing attendance of an employee using a mobile terminal that performs data communication through a communication network including wireless communication,
(1) On the mobile terminal side, a reading step of reading a recording medium on which employee identification information for identifying an employee is recorded;
(2) An authentication process step of acquiring employee identification information read from the reading unit on the communication network and executing an authentication process based on the employee identification information;
(3) a time measuring step for acquiring the time at the time of the authentication process executed in the authentication processing unit as time-of-attend time information;
(4) It has a recording step of associating and recording the attendance / leaving time information acquired in the timekeeping section and the employee identification information.

  According to these aspects of the present invention, for example, identification information for identifying an employee recorded on a recording medium such as an ID card can be read by a reading unit and transmitted to a communication network using wireless communication. Even in environments where wired communication lines such as temporary stores and work sites are not provided, it is possible to manage employee attendance information on the communication network. As a result, costs such as installation costs can be reduced without using a dedicated device such as a time recorder.

  Here, since the mobile terminal installed at the office is a mobile terminal that can be carried, there is a problem that the mobile terminal is easily authenticated and stamped while being taken out of the office. In the present invention, since the authentication process is performed based on the location information of the mobile terminal, it is possible to prevent authentication and stamping at a place other than the place of work.

  In the above invention, the storage unit stores the destination address of the employee in association with the employee identification information, and on the communication network, the work information including the attendance time information acquired by the timing unit is used as the destination address. It is preferable that a work information notification unit for notifying an employee's communication terminal based on the communication network is provided. In this case, since the attendance time information obtained by the mobile terminal installed at the office is notified to the employee, the employee can confirm the time stamp and manage his / her work record. .

  In the above invention, the storage unit has employment rule information related to the employee, and the employee refers to the employment rule information stored in the storage unit on the communication network, and based on the attendance time information. It is preferable that the salary information is included in the work information. In this case, the salary amount for each employee can be calculated based on the attendance time information recorded in the storage unit and the work rule information, and the information is notified to the employee as work information. The employee can also check the salary information.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is easy to manage employees' attendance even in an environment where a communication network is not established such as a temporary store and a work site without using a dedicated device. Can be used.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the whole structure of the attendance management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the reader which comprises the attendance management system which concerns on embodiment, and a mobile terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the wireless base station which comprises the attendance management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the communication terminal which comprises the attendance management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the time management server which comprises the time management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a screen block diagram which shows the attendance / leaving operation displayed on the display part which concerns on embodiment, (a) shows the state where the execution button is invalid, (b) shows the state where the execution button is effective. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement at the time of executing attendance management in the attendance management system which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement of the unfinished mail notification process which concerns on embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the operation | movement of the resume process of the mobile attendance management system which concerns on embodiment.

(Overall structure of the attendance management system)
Embodiments of an attendance management system according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing the overall configuration of the attendance management system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the attendance management system according to the present embodiment uses a mobile terminal 2 that performs data communication through a communication network 7 including wireless communication as a time card stamping machine at a work place 9. It is a mobile attendance management system that manages attendance. Specifically, the attendance management system in the present embodiment includes an attendance management server 3, a wireless base station 4, and a mobile terminal 2 capable of wireless communication through the wireless base station 4 or the communication satellite 8 on the communication network 7. And a communication terminal 5 owned by the employee.

  The communication network 7 includes a wireless communication network, and various communication lines (public lines such as telephone lines, ISDN lines, ADSL lines, optical lines, private lines, wireless communication networks) are mutually connected using the communication protocol TCP / IP. The communication network 7 includes a LAN such as an intranet (company network) or a home network based on 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or the like.

  The attendance management server 3 is arranged on the communication network 7 and remotely controls the mobile terminal 2 such as application management, device management, user management, operation status management, monitoring / control management, setting management, remote management, data collection management, etc. In addition, it is an application server that manages and controls. With these management functions, the attendance management server 3 distributes attendance management applications to the mobile terminal 2 that plays the role of a time card stamping machine installed in a remote place, and the attendance management application application. Collect settings, control notifications in remote management, and data from the mobile terminal 2.

  Specifically, the attendance management server 3 collects the attendance status of employees at each place of work regarding the attendance management work, and employs the employer who manages the attendance of the employees, such as performing salary calculation using the collected results. It is a server device operated on the side. In the present embodiment, the attendance management server 3 registers employee identification information and work place information in advance, and executes each process based on each information transmitted from the mobile terminal 2.

  The work place 9 is a place where an employee works for a certain period of time. In this embodiment, the work place 9 is, for example, a work site under construction or a temporary store selling special products. At the office 9, the mobile terminal 2 is installed as a stamping machine, and the mobile terminal 2 is connected to a reading device 1 that reads employee identification information. At this office 9, when an employee goes to work, he / she stamps a time card by causing the reader 1 to read the recording medium 100 on which employee identification information owned by the employee is recorded. The employee identification information read by the reading device 1 is transmitted to the attendance management server through the communication network 7.

  The radio base station 4 is an apparatus that is connected to the communication network 7 through the relay device 6, establishes a radio communication connection with the mobile terminal 2, and provides a call and data communication by the mobile terminal 2. Note that the radio base station 4 in this embodiment serves as a location information acquisition unit that manages in which cell each mobile terminal is located on the communication network 7. Specifically, the location of the mobile terminal 2 is specified based on the location registration request transmitted from the mobile terminal 2. This location registration request is transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 to a radio base station that manages a cell that is newly located when this cell is switched due to a user's movement or the like. Based on the base station identification information assigned to the femtocell base station together with the location registration request, the location of the mobile terminal 2 can be grasped.

  The relay device 6 is a node device such as a modem, a terminal adapter, or a gateway device for connecting to the communication network 7 and performs communication path selection and data (signal) mutual conversion to communicate with the radio base station 4. Relay processing with the network 7 is performed.

  The mobile terminal 2 is a client terminal that plays the role of a time card stamping machine installed at a work site or the like. By accessing the attendance management server 3, the attendance management application 3 performs the attendance management application 3. It receives the setting information and control notification, and has a function of transmitting data such as time stamp data related to attendance management.

  Specifically, the mobile terminal 2 is a mobile phone using wireless communication, wirelessly communicates with a relay point such as a general base station, and can receive communication services such as calls and data communication while moving. it can. The mobile terminal 2 also has a function of performing wireless communication with the wireless base station 4 and a function of executing an application. Examples of the mobile phone communication system include FDMA system, TDMA system, CDMA system, W-CDMA, PHS (Personal Handyphone System) system, and the like. In addition, as a wireless communication interface different from the communication method described above, a function corresponding to a communication method based on transmission / reception of IP packets in accordance with wireless LAN standards and the like is also provided. Further, the mobile terminal 2 has functions such as a digital camera function, an application software execution function, or a GPS function, and also functions as a personal digital assistant (PDA). In the present embodiment, the reading device 1 is connected to the mobile terminal 2.

  The attendance management application executed on the mobile terminal 2 is controlled by the attendance management server 3 remotely by receiving setting information and control notification from the attendance management server 3. When an event such as a time-stamping process operated in is monitored and an event occurs by a predetermined device operation or timer, a predetermined application operation or device operation is performed according to setting information or control notification from the attendance management server 3 And the collected time stamp data and the like are transmitted to the attendance management server 3.

  The reading device 1 is a reader / writer device that reads a recording medium 100 in which employee identification information for identifying an employee is recorded on the mobile terminal 2 side. The reader 1 is a contact-type or non-contact-type device. The contact-type device includes an insertion-type device for inserting a card or a magnetic card mounted with an IC chip or the like into a slot, or a slit. There is a slide-type device that passes from the top to the bottom, and the non-contact type device has an antenna inside the IC chip card and uses a weak radio wave transmitted by an external reader / writer device to transfer data. There are devices that send and receive.

  In the present embodiment, the reader 1 is configured to be externally connected to the mobile terminal 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this, as long as the employee identification information can be read and stamped, For example, the mobile terminal 2 may be configured such that the reading device 1 is built in.

  The recording medium 100 is a recording medium in which employee identification information owned by the employee is recorded. In the present embodiment, the recording medium 100 is a card-type recording medium such as an employee ID card, a license, or a credit card. As shown in FIG. 1, this card has, for example, a magnetic band 100a and an IC chip 100b, and identification information of a trader can be recorded according to the magnetic band 100a and the IC chip 100b. In the present embodiment, the recording medium 100 is a card-type recording medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient that employee identification information can be recorded and carried. For example, an IC chip It may be a mobile phone with a built-in.

  The communication terminal 5 is a user terminal having an arithmetic processing function by a CPU and a communication processing function by a communication interface. For example, the communication terminal 5 can be realized by a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer or a dedicated device with specialized functions. Also included are mobile computers, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance), mobile phones and the like.

(Internal structure of each device)
Next, the internal structure of each device constituting the above-described attendance management system will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the reading device 1 and the mobile terminal 2 constituting the attendance management system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a wireless diagram constituting the attendance management system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the base station 4, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the communication terminal 5 constituting the attendance management system according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5 is related to the present embodiment. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of an attendance management server 3. FIG. The “module” used in the description refers to a functional unit that is configured by hardware such as an apparatus or a device, software having the function, or a combination thereof, and achieves a predetermined operation. .

(1) Mobile terminal 2 and reader 1
The reading device 1 is a device connected to the mobile terminal 2 by wire or wirelessly, and includes an identification information acquisition unit 101 and an output interface 102 as shown in FIG. The identification information acquisition unit 101 is a module that reads and acquires employee customer information recorded on the recording medium 100, and transmits this information to the mobile terminal 2. The output interface 102 is a module that outputs the acquired identification information to the mobile terminal 2. In the present embodiment, as a connection method between the reading device 1 and the mobile terminal 2, for example, connection via a USB cable or wireless communication such as Bluetooth may be used. Further, a storage card such as a micro SD provided with a reading function may be directly incorporated in the mobile terminal 2 as the reading device 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 2 includes an input interface 21 and an output interface 22 as user interface modules. The input interface 21 is a device for inputting user operations such as operation buttons, a touch panel, and a jog dial. In the present embodiment, the input interface 21 also has a function of acquiring information input from the output interface 102 of the reading device 1. The output interface 22 is a device that outputs video and sound, such as a display and a speaker. In particular, the output interface 22 includes a display unit 22a such as a liquid crystal display, and a GUI (Graphical User Interface) constructed by an application is displayed on the display unit 22a.

  Further, the mobile terminal 2 includes a position information acquisition unit 23. The position information acquisition unit 23 is a module that measures the current position of the own device. For example, the position information acquisition unit 23 calculates the coordinates of the current position based on the GPS signal from the satellite 8 or the communication partner established by the connection processing unit 27. From the base station identifier of a certain base station and the radio wave condition such as the signal strength from this base station, the mobile terminal 2 itself can acquire the location information of the own device.

  The mobile terminal 2 includes a wireless interface 26 and a connection processing unit 27 as communication modules. The wireless interface 26 has a wireless communication function based on a mobile communication protocol for performing a call or data communication, and a wireless communication function based on a data communication protocol such as a wireless LAN. This wireless interface can be realized by a wireless LAN adapter or the like in a mobile computer or PDA.

  In this embodiment, the same identifier is set in both the radio base station 4 as an access point and the mobile terminal 2 as a client. Through this identifier, the wireless base station 4 detects a user terminal existing in the wireless communication range of the own device, automatically sets a link, forms a wireless LAN hot spot, and can perform data communication. Become.

  The connection processing unit 27 is a module for connecting to the wireless base station 4 via wireless communication, and an identifier (telephone number, IP address, user ID) for identifying the own device is a wireless base to be connected. It transmits to the station 4 and performs authentication. When the wireless LAN connection is established with the wireless base station 4, the connection processing unit 27 monitors the wireless signal and forms the wireless base station 4 to form a link for transmitting and receiving data. An identifier to be identified may be detected.

  Furthermore, the mobile terminal 2 includes a control unit 25 and a memory 24 as application execution modules. The control unit 25 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU, and each function module is virtually constructed by executing various programs on the control unit 25. In the control unit 25, an execution processing unit 25c, an execution condition determination unit 25a, and an attendance status notification unit 25b are constructed as application execution modules.

  The execution processing unit 25c is a module that executes an application related to attendance management and constructs a user interface that accepts employee attendance operations.

  In addition, a UI control unit 25d is provided in the application executed by the execution processing unit 25c. The UI control unit 25d displays the current time and the attendance / execution execution button 22b together on the display unit 22a. The execution button 22b is an interface for an employee to input his / her attendance time at the time of attendance / exit, and an operation on the execution button 22b is executed by an enter key included in the input interface 21 or a click on the touch panel. Can do.

  The UI control unit 25d has a function of switching the execution button 22b between valid (the state shown in FIG. 6B) and invalid (the state shown in FIG. 6A) as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. When the execution condition determination unit 25a determines that the conditions relating to the attendance / leaving / leaving information are satisfied, the execution button 22b is validated so that an operation for entering the attendance / leaving time can be accepted. In the present embodiment, control is performed so that the execution button 22b is validated only when the mobile terminal 2 is within the office 9 and the execution button 22b is invalidated when the mobile terminal 2 leaves the office 9.

  The attendance status notification unit 25b is a module that notifies the attendance management server 3 of information related to an operation as a attendance status notification when a user operation is input, such as when the execution button 22b is operated. As the notification method, for example, an e-mail describing a predetermined character string may be transmitted, or a predetermined URL may be accessed to transmit / receive predetermined information data using a protocol such as HTTP. This attendance status notification includes an identifier (telephone number, terminal ID) for specifying the mobile terminal 2, and can automatically perform authentication processing. Can be stored in the attendance management server 3 in association with each other.

  The execution condition determination unit 25a is a module that determines whether or not a condition (execution condition) related to execution of an application is satisfied, and restricts execution of the application by the execution processing unit 25c in each mobile terminal. The conditions determined by the execution condition determination unit 25a include usage conditions such as whether user authentication is possible and location information.

  As the position information, the current position acquired by the position information acquisition unit 23 may be used, and a base station identifier or radio wave status that identifies the wireless base station 4 that is the counterpart of the wireless communication established by the connection processing unit 27. (Signal strength or the like). The base station identifier includes a so-called scrambling code unique to the base station in order to specify a communication frequency with the base station, a cell managed by the base station, a spreading code related to the established communication connection, and the like. Can also be used.

  Then, the execution condition determination unit 25a determines that the use condition is satisfied when the current position of the mobile terminal 2 is within a predetermined area of the workplace 9 where the employee works as position information.

(2) Relay device 6 and radio base station 4
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the relay device 6 includes, as communication modules, a communication unit 61 that is a communication interface to the communication network 7, a connection management unit 65 that controls connection between the radio base station 4, and the radio base station 4. A data conversion unit 63 that performs data conversion between the wireless communication for the communication and the packet communication for the communication network 7 is provided.

  Further, the relay device 6 includes a location information management unit 62 for specifying the current location of the mobile terminal 2, and manages a base station identifier that specifies the radio base station 4 with which the mobile terminal 2 has established communication. Based on this base station identifier, the location information of the mobile terminal 2 is calculated by identifying the femtocell where the mobile terminal 2 is located and using the radio field strength of the mobile base station 4 for the mobile terminal 2. To do. Thus, the location information obtained based on the base station identifier is notified to the attendance management server 3. The location information specified by the base station identifier is specified on the mobile terminal 2 side, and can be notified from the mobile terminal 2 to the attendance management server 3.

(3) Attendance management server 3
As shown in FIG. 5, the attendance management server 3 includes a communication unit 302, a connection processing unit 301, and a work information notification unit 303 as communication modules, and a control unit 310 as a user management module. I have. The control unit 310 is connected to a storage unit 320 that records various data and a time measuring unit 304 that acquires the current time.

  The communication unit 302 is a communication device that transmits and receives various data to and from the communication network 7 by transmitting and receiving packet data. In this embodiment, the communication unit 302 has a Web server function for distributing a Web page over the Internet and an e-mail receiving function. The communication unit 302 can access the Web site from the mobile terminal 2 to the Web site using a protocol such as HTTP or SMTP. Access and transmission / reception of electronic mail with the mobile terminal can be executed, and attendance status notifications can be obtained through these protocols. The connection processing unit 301 is a module that establishes wireless communication between the wireless base station 4 and the mobile terminal 2 located in a predetermined area under the control of the wireless base station 4.

  The storage unit 320 is a database that accumulates information related to the attendance management system. In the present embodiment, the employee DB 320a that holds information about the user, the map DB 320b that holds work location information, and information related to work are stored. The attendance management DB 320c to be held is provided.

  The employee DB 320a is a memory device that stores an employee identification number in association with the employee's name, address, mobile phone number, e-mail address, workplace, working hours, and the like. In particular, in the present embodiment, the employee DB 320a stores the destination address of the communication terminal 5 owned by the employee in association with the employee identification information. In particular, the employee DB 320a also records work location information where the employee is currently working, and scheduled work times such as the start time and end time of the work place.

  The map DB 320b is a memory device that stores map information that describes the range of work that permits authentication. In this embodiment, map DB320b updates the positional information of the construction site under construction which changes for every period, the temporary store of sale of special products, etc. at any time. The attendance management DB 320c is a memory device that stores work rule information regarding employees, attendance information such as salary, and the like. Specifically, the attendance management DB 320c records the attendance / leaving time information acquired by the timekeeping unit 304 in association with the employee identification information.

  The timekeeping unit 304 is a module that acquires the current time as needed. In the present embodiment, the timekeeping unit 304 acquires the time of authentication processing executed in the authentication processing unit 313 as time-of-attend time information, and the acquired current time is a control unit. To 310.

  The control unit 310 includes a processor such as a CPU and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), a memory, hardware such as other electronic circuits, software such as a program having the function, or a combination thereof. It is a module, and various function modules are virtually constructed by appropriately reading and executing a program, and various processes for operation control of each unit and user operations are performed by the constructed function modules. In the present embodiment, the control unit 310 includes an employee registration unit 311, an authentication processing unit 313, and an attendance management unit 312.

  The authentication processing unit 313 is a module that acquires employee identification information read from the identification information acquisition unit 101 and executes authentication processing based on the employee identification information. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 313 is a computer that verifies the legitimacy of the accessor or software having a function thereof, and obtains employee identification information through the communication network 7 and checks the employee DB 320a for access. Whether the user has the right and whether the accessor is the person himself / herself. Then, the authentication processing unit 313 transmits the authentication result information to the attendance management unit 312.

  In the authentication process, the authentication processing unit 313 refers to the map information in the map DB 320b and matches the position information data acquired from the mobile terminal 2, so that the current position of the mobile terminal 2 is within a predetermined range. It has a function of determining whether or not it belongs. Specifically, the authentication processing unit 313 activates a user interface such as an execution button constructed on each mobile terminal 2 based on the map information in the map DB 320b and the position information data acquired from the mobile terminal 2. Is set or updated for the execution condition determination unit 25a of the corresponding mobile terminal.

  The execution condition is set or updated by accessing the mobile terminal 2 through the communication unit 302 and storing it in the memory of the mobile terminal 2. In the mobile terminal 2, when the execution condition is determined by the execution condition determination unit 25a, the execution condition recorded in the memory is read and the suitability of the condition is determined. The execution conditions set by the authentication processing unit 313 include location information and time (working period and the like).

  The employee registration unit 311 is a module that accepts employee registration for receiving attendance management by this system and records it in the employee DB 320a. Here, the employee registration unit 311 registers an ID, which is an employee identification number, as an identifier for identifying the employee at the time of employee registration, and the name, address, and mobile phone as employee information. Register the number, e-mail address, etc., and register the work place, working hours, etc. as the working conditions of the employee.

  The attendance management unit 312 is a module that receives attendance status notifications from the mobile terminals 2 through the communication network 7, extracts and manages attendance status of each employee. Specifically, the attendance management unit 312 acquires the time at the time of the authentication process executed in the authentication processing unit 313 from the timekeeping unit 304 as the attendance and attendance time information, associates the attendance and attendance time information with the employee identification number, Record in the management DB 320c. In addition, the attendance management unit 312 refers to the attendance schedule information of each employee, and when the attendance schedule time has elapsed, the employee who has not undergone the engraving process is engraved as the incomplete process. It also has a function to execute confirmation and stamp correction.

  In addition, the attendance management unit 312 includes a salary calculation unit 312a, refers to the work rule information stored in the attendance management DB 320c, and based on the attendance time information stored in the employee DB 320a. It has a function to calculate salary information.

  The work information notifying unit 303 is a module that notifies work information including the time and attendance time information acquired by the time measuring unit 304 to the employee's communication terminal 5 through the communication network 7 based on the destination address. Specifically, the work information notifying unit 303 is stamped with respect to information indicating that the attendance at work and leaving work has been accepted, and the person who has not been stamped when the scheduled work time has elapsed. Send a not yet completed notification email to confirm that there is no. Further, the work information notifying unit 303 also has a function of transmitting work information such as time of attendance and work time and salary to the communication terminal 5 via the communication unit 302. In the present embodiment, the work information notifying unit 303 immediately notifies the user of each piece of information when the information is accumulated in the attendance management unit 312.

(4) Communication terminal 5
The communication terminal 5 includes an input interface 51 and an output interface 52 as user interface modules. The input interface 51 is a device that inputs user operations such as operation buttons, a touch panel, and a jog dial.

  The output interface 52 is a device that outputs video and sound, such as a display and a speaker. In particular, the output interface 52 includes a display unit 52a such as a liquid crystal display, and the application execution unit 53 displays work information including salary information and time-in / out time information on the display unit 22a.

  The application execution unit 53 is a module that executes applications such as general OS, browser software, office software such as word processor software, and image display software, and is usually realized by a CPU or the like. In the present embodiment, for example, the application execution unit 53 activates an e-mail application so that information such as a time stamp confirmation mail is displayed on the display unit 52a, and when an Internet application is executed, a predetermined URL is displayed. And display the latest work information data such as the working hours and salary so far by a protocol such as HTTP.

  The communication terminal 5 includes a communication interface 54. The communication interface 54 is a communication interface for performing data communication, and has a function of performing non-contact communication by wireless or the like, and contact (wired) communication by a cable, an adapter means, or the like. In the present embodiment, the communication interface 54 transmits a request for work information to the attendance management server 3 through the communication network 7 and receives work information data from the attendance management server 3.

(Attendance management method)
By operating the attendance management system having the above configuration, the attendance management method can be implemented. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the attendance management method according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 in which the reading device 1 is connected to the office 9 is installed in advance, and the execution set by the authentication processing unit 313 is stored in the memory 24 of the mobile terminal 2. It is assumed that condition information is recorded.

  First, when an employee goes to work 9 or returns to work, the reader 1 reads the recording medium 100 on which the identification information owned by the employee is recorded. Is read (S101).

  At this time, the mobile terminal 2 measures the current position of the mobile terminal 2 (S102), and determines whether or not it is a predetermined work place based on the execution condition stored in the memory (S103). . If the mobile terminal 2 is not within the predetermined range of work (“N” in S103), as shown in FIG. 6A, the execution button 22b becomes inoperable and the process is terminated. On the other hand, when the mobile terminal 2 is within the predetermined range of the work place (“Y” in S103), it is determined that the mobile terminal 2 is located within the work place 9, and FIG. As shown, the execution button 22b is activated, and the employee presses the execution button. In response to the pressing operation, the mobile terminal 2 transmits the read employee identification information to the attendance management server 3 through the wireless interface 26 (S104).

  Next, the communication unit 302 of the attendance management server 3 acquires employee identification information read from the reading device 1 (S105), and inputs the signal to the authentication processing unit 313. The authentication processing unit 313 executes authentication processing based on the employee identification information (S106). Specifically, with reference to the work place information associated with the employee identification information recorded in the employee DB 320a, it is determined whether or not the employee is a person working at the work place 9. When it is determined that the authentication process is valid (“Y” in S107), the time at the time of the authentication process executed in the authentication processing unit 313 is acquired from the timekeeping unit 304 as the attendance / leaving time information (S108). Is stored in the attendance management DB 320c in association with the employee identification information (S109). The work information notification unit 303 notifies the mobile terminal 2 of the fact that the authentication is permitted and the time information via the communication network 7 (S110).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the authentication process is invalid (“N” in S107), the mobile terminal 2 is notified of information that authentication is not permitted (S110). The mobile terminal 2 acquires these information and displays the information on the display unit 22a (S117).

  Next, the employee uses the communication terminal 5 to access the attendance management server 3 in order to view his / her attendance information and salary information (S111). In the present embodiment, when the employee accesses, user authentication may be performed by accepting input of a user ID or password.

  The attendance management server 3 receives the access and acquires the operation information of the employee (S112). The salary calculation unit 312a refers to the employment rule information related to the employee's employment and the salary information related to the compensation for the employment from the employee DB 320a, and calculates the employee's salary information based on the work time information (S113). . Then, the work information notifying unit 303 notifies the employee's communication terminal 5 of the work information including the salary and the work time information through the communication network 7 based on the destination address (S114). The employee's communication terminal 5 receives the work information (S115) and causes the display unit 52a to display the work information (S116).

(Notify incomplete mail notification function)
Next, a case will be described in which when there is an employee who has not completed the time stamping process after the start time has elapsed, the user is notified to that effect and the correction process is executed. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the incomplete mail notification process according to the present embodiment. Also in the present embodiment, the mobile terminal 2 in which the reading device 1 is connected to a certain office 9 is installed in advance, and the attendance management server 3 side stores the scheduled attendance time of each employee in the employee DB 320a. It is assumed that it is set.

  First, the attendance management unit 312 of the attendance management server 3 continuously monitors the time information and determines whether the current time is the start time of each employee (S201). While the current time is before the start time (“N” in S201), the monitoring state is maintained by loop processing as before the start of start. On the other hand, if the current time has passed the start time (“Y” in S201), it is determined whether or not there is an employee who has not been stamped among employees scheduled to work (S202).

  If all employees have been stamped (“N” in S202), the processing is terminated assuming that all employees have started. On the other hand, when there is an employee who has not been stamped (“Y” in S202), the attendance management unit 312 generates a stamp incomplete mail, and the work information notification unit 303 receives the stamp from the employee DB 320a. The mail address of the employee is acquired, and the unfinished mail is sent to the communication terminal 5 of the employee (S203).

  The employee receives the incomplete mail (S401), and if he / she has forgotten the time stamp, creates an e-mail for applying for time stamp correction and sends it to the attendance management server 3 (S402). At this time, the position information of the employee's communication terminal 5 is also transmitted at the same time. In response, the attendance management unit 312 receives the correction application mail and the position information (S204), and determines whether the position information is within the office 9 (S205). If the position information is not within the office 9 (“N” in S205), the attendance management unit 312 determines that the user is not at work and determines that the correction cannot be made (S212), and displays the application result as the communication terminal 5 of the user. (S211), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the position information is within the work place 9 (“Y” in S205), the person in charge of the work place 9 is notified of an email confirming the approval or non-approval (S206). In the present embodiment, this notification is transmitted to the communication terminal of the person in charge or the mobile terminal 2 installed in the office 9, and is encrypted so that only the person in charge can view it.

  The person in charge receives the mail (S301), and after confirming that the employee is working, transmits the approval / disapproval data (S302). The attendance management unit 312 receives the approval information of the person in charge (S207), and determines whether approval is possible (S208). If the responsible person has not approved the employee's attendance (“N” in S208), it is determined that the correction cannot be made (S212), and the application result is transmitted to the communication terminal 5 of the user and the communication terminal of the responsible person. (S211), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when the responsible person approves the attendance of the employee (“Y” in S208), the attendance management unit 312 determines that the correction is possible (S209), and corrects the stamp information of the employee (S210). ), The application result is transmitted to the communication terminal 5 of the user and the communication terminal of the person in charge (S211), and the process ends. At this time, the attendance management unit 312 also executes processing for updating data in the attendance management DB.

  The employee and the responsible person receive the application result data (S303 and S403). In the present embodiment, whether or not the correction application is possible is performed based on the position information of the employee and the approval of the person in charge at the workplace. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other persons can be assigned to the person. As long as it is possible to prevent impersonation by impersonating, it is possible to determine whether or not to apply for correction by either one.

(Resume function)
Next, the resume function in the mobile attendance management system will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the resume process of the mobile attendance management system according to the present embodiment. Also in this case, it is assumed that the mobile terminal 2 is installed in a certain office 9 and information related to the attendance and leaving of a plurality of employees is recorded in the mobile terminal 2 in advance.

  As described above, on the mobile terminal 2, the attendance management application distributed from the attendance management server 3 is executed, and by receiving the setting information and the control notification from the attendance management server 3, the attendance is remotely performed. When the event is controlled by the management server 3 and operated on the mobile terminal 2 such as an engraving process, and an event occurs by a predetermined device operation or timer control, the setting information from the attendance management server 3 In response to the control notification, a predetermined application operation or device operation is executed, and the collected time stamp data is transmitted to the attendance management server 3.

  The resume function monitors the presence / absence of an operation on the mobile terminal 2 within a predetermined time by device control and timer control, and executes a process of erasing all data in the mobile terminal 2 when there is no operation. Specifically, first, the mobile terminal 2 continuously monitors whether a predetermined period has elapsed since the last operation was completed (S501). If the predetermined period has not elapsed (“N” in S501), the monitoring state is maintained by loop processing.

  On the other hand, when the predetermined period has elapsed (“Y” in S501), work information data such as the employee's attendance time recorded in the mobile terminal 2 is transmitted to the attendance management server 3 (S502), and the memory All data in 24 is erased (S503). In this way, by erasing all data in the mobile terminal 2, it is possible to avoid leakage of internal data even if the mobile terminal 2 is stolen, for example.

  The attendance management server 3 receives the work information data (S601), and updates the data in the attendance management DB 320c (S602). And it will be in a standby state until there exists the next process (S603). After transmitting the work information data to the attendance management server 3, the mobile terminal 2 enters a standby state (S504) and determines whether or not the next operation signal has been acquired (S505). While the operation signal is not acquired (“N” in S505), the standby state is maintained.

  On the other hand, when the operation signal is acquired (“Y” in S505), the execution processing unit 25c displays a screen requesting authentication information on the display unit 22a (S506). The authentication information may be an employee ID and password, or identification information recorded on the recording medium 100.

  When the employee inputs the authentication information or causes the reading device 1 to read it, the mobile terminal 2 acquires the authentication information (S507), and the execution condition determination unit 25a determines whether or not user authentication is possible based on the authentication information. Is determined (S508). If the authentication information is invalid (“N” in S508), the subsequent operation is not accepted and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the authentication process is valid (“Y” in S508), the mobile terminal 2 requests the attendance management server 3 for the immediately preceding work information data (S509). The attendance management server 3 receives the data request (S604), extracts the latest work information from the storage unit 320, and transmits it as restored data to the mobile terminal 2 via the communication unit 302 (S605). When the mobile terminal 2 receives the restoration data (S510), the mobile terminal 2 executes an application relating to attendance management, constructs a user interface for accepting the employee's time-out operation, and executes a time stamping process (S511).

(Action / Effect)
According to the present embodiment as described above, the identification information for identifying the employee, for example, recorded on a recording medium such as an ID card, read by the reading device 1 is transmitted on the communication network 7 using wireless communication. Therefore, it is possible to manage employee attendance information on the communication network 7 even in environments where wired communication lines such as temporary stores and work sites are not provided. As a result, costs such as installation costs can be reduced without using a dedicated device such as a time recorder.

  Here, since the mobile terminal 2 installed at the office 9 is a mobile terminal that can be carried, there is a problem that authentication and stamping are easily performed in a state where the mobile terminal 2 is taken out of the office. However, in this embodiment, since the execution button 22b displayed on the display unit 22a is enabled or disabled based on the location information of the mobile terminal 2, authentication and stamping at a place other than the place of work is prevented. can do.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the employee DB 320a stores the employee's destination address in association with the employee identification information, and the attendance management server 3 includes the work including the attendance time information acquired by the time measuring unit 304. Since the work information notification unit 303 is provided for notifying the information to the employee's communication terminal 5 through the communication network 7 based on the destination address, the attendance / leaving time information acquired by the mobile terminal 2 installed at the work place 9 Can be notified to the employee, and the employee can check daily stamps and manage his / her work record in real time. As a result, for example, by applying this system to prepaid salary services, even non-regular employees can use the prepaid salary system. Calculation of salary becomes easy.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the attendance management DB 320c has work rule information related to employees, and the attendance management server 3 refers to the work rule information stored in the attendance management DB 320c and is based on the attendance time information. In addition, since the salary information is included in the work information, the attendance management unit 312 is based on the attendance time information and the work rule information. Since the salary amount for each employee can be calculated and the information can be notified to the employee as work information, the employee can also check the salary information.

  Further, in this embodiment, the attendance management server 3 notifies the employee to the employee who has not performed the stamping process when the scheduled start time has elapsed, so he has forgotten the stamping process. The employee can be confirmed immediately and the stamping process can be corrected. At this time, in this embodiment, whether or not to apply for corrections from employees is determined based on the employee's location information and the approval of the person in charge at the workplace. You can prevent getting salary.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, when the mobile terminal 2 does not acquire an operation signal for a predetermined period, the mobile terminal 2 transmits data related to attendance management in the memory 24 to the attendance management server 3, and the data in the memory 24 is stored. Since the data is erased, it is possible to prevent work information data from being leaked from the mobile terminal 2 installed in various places due to theft or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Reading apparatus 2 ... Mobile terminal 2
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Time management server 4 ... Wireless base station 5 ... Communication terminal 6 ... Relay apparatus 7 ... Communication network 8 ... Communication satellite 9 ... Work place 21 ... Input interface 22 ... Output interface 22a ... Display part 22b ... Execution button 23 ... Position information Acquisition unit 24 ... Memory 25 ... Control unit 25a ... Execution condition determination unit 25b ... Attendance status notification unit 25c ... Execution processing unit 25d ... UI control unit 26 ... Wireless interface 27 ... Connection processing unit 51 ... Input interface 52 ... Output interface 52a ... Display unit 53 ... Application execution unit 54 ... Communication interface 61 ... Communication unit 62 ... Location information management unit 63 ... Data conversion unit 65 ... Connection management unit 100 ... Recording medium 100a ... Magnetic band 100b ... IC chip 101 ... Identification information acquisition unit 102 ... Output interface 301 ... Connection processing unit 302 ... Communication unit 303 ... Work information notification unit 304 ... Time measuring unit 310 ... Control unit 311 ... Employee registration unit 312 ... Attendance management unit 312a ... Salary amount calculation unit 313 ... Authentication processing unit 320 ... Storage unit 320a ... Employee DB
320b ... Map DB
320c ... attendance management DB

Claims (6)

A mobile attendance management system for managing employee attendance using a mobile terminal that performs data communication through a communication network including wireless communication,
On the mobile terminal side, a reading unit that reads a recording medium that records employee identification information for identifying an employee,

An authentication processing unit that acquires the employee identification information read from the reading unit on the communication network and executes an authentication process based on the employee identification information;
A timekeeping unit for acquiring the time of authentication processing executed in the authentication processing unit as time-of-attend time information;
A time and attendance time information acquired in the timekeeping unit, and a storage unit that records the employee identification information in association with each other,
The mobile terminal has a location information acquisition unit that measures the current location of the mobile device,
The authentication processing unit has map information describing a range in which authentication is permitted, and refers to the map information during the authentication process to determine whether the current position of the mobile terminal belongs within a predetermined range. Mobile attendance management system characterized by determining whether or not. The storage unit stores an employee's destination address in association with the employee identification information,
On the communication network, there is provided a work information notifying unit for notifying an employee's communication terminal of work information including time and attendance time information acquired by the timing unit through the communication network based on the destination address. The mobile attendance management system according to claim 1. The storage unit has work rule information regarding employees,
On the communication network, with reference to the work rule information stored in the storage unit, a salary amount calculation unit that calculates salary information of an employee based on the attendance time information,
The mobile attendance management system according to claim 1, wherein the work information includes the salary information. A mobile attendance management method for managing employee attendance using a mobile terminal that performs data communication through a communication network including wireless communication,
On the mobile terminal side, a reading step of reading a recording medium on which employee identification information for identifying an employee is recorded;
On the communication network, an authentication process step of acquiring the employee identification information read from the reading unit and executing an authentication process based on the employee identification information;
A time measuring step of acquiring the time at the time of the authentication process executed in the authentication processing unit as time-of-attend time information;
A mobile attendance management method, comprising: a recording step of associating and recording the attendance time information acquired in the timekeeping section and the employee identification information. In the employee identification information, a destination address of each employee is associated and stored,
5. The work information notifying step of notifying an employee's communication terminal of work information including time and attendance time information acquired in the time measuring step through the communication network based on the destination address. The mobile attendance management method described. The communication network further includes a salary amount calculation step of calculating employee salary information on the basis of the attendance time information by referring to the employment rule information relating to the employment of the employee and the salary information relating to the compensation for the employment on the communication network. The mobile attendance management method according to claim 4 or 5, characterized by the above-mentioned.