JP2018200687A - Attendance management method, computer program, and system using messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an attendance management method, a computer program, and a system using a messenger.SOLUTION: An attendance management method includes: a step of setting attendance time information relating to a user with respect to the user whose account is registered on a messenger including an attendance management function; and a step of transmitting a requirement message for attendance record as an instant message of the attendance bot by using the attendance time information as a reference through communication session set between an account of the user on the messenger and an account of an attendance bot which is a chat bot for attendance management.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The following description relates to a technique for managing attendance using a chatbot.

  HR / labor management will maximize the potential of employees, the company's human resources, while at the same time ensuring that they can achieve their full results while also gaining human satisfaction. It is a series of systematic management activities. The primary function of HR / Labor Management is to effectively measure performance, productivity, and cost outcomes, and for this purpose, it is one of the core functions of an integrated line-of-business system (ERP). The HR / labor management system regularly reviews and evaluates employees' capabilities and performance. Therefore, there is a need for a technique for accurately and effectively measuring / managing time for providing work in a time management system that manages work time based on accurate performance measurement.

  For example, in the “entrance / attendance management system and method using Bluetooth” in Patent Document 1 (publication date May 09, 2003), according to a request from a server administrator, a security system with a built-in Bluetooth module is used. A technique is disclosed in which access information including employee information and time information of an employee who has passed through an entrance / exit is transmitted and the attendance status of each employee is managed.

Korean Published Patent No. 10-2003-0034704

  The subject concerning one side is providing a method, a computer program, a system, etc. which can manage user's attendance information conveniently by using a chatbot which is an interactive messenger.

  Another problem relating to one aspect is to provide a method, a computer program, a system, and the like that can automatically request a user to input time attendance preemptively even if the user does not express the intention of time input first. .

  Another problem relating to one aspect is to provide a method, a computer program, a system, and the like that can manage time information associated with time records together with time records.

  A time management method realized by a computer, the step of setting time information related to a corresponding user for a user whose account is registered on a messenger including a time management function, and the time information Based on the above, through a communication session established between the user's account on the messenger and the time bot account that is a chat bot for time management, a request message for the time record is used as an instant message of the time bot. Provide a time management method including a transmission step.

  According to one aspect, the setting step may set the attendance time information for each attendance type.

  According to another aspect, the setting step may set the attendance time information using time information designated by the user.

  According to another aspect, the setting step may set the attendance time information using a result learned or calculated based on the previous attendance processing history of the user.

  According to another aspect, the setting step includes a step of setting attendance position information associated with the user, and the transmitting step is performed when the user approaches a predetermined position based on the attendance position information. In this case, a request message for the attendance record may be transmitted through the communication session.

  According to another aspect, when a response message to the request message is received from the user's electronic device through the communication session, a step of processing the user's attendance record using a reception time of the response message is further included. May include.

  According to another aspect, the processing step may match and record the reception time of the response message with the user information.

  According to another aspect, the response message includes information on the attendance type, and the processing step may process the attendance of the corresponding type according to the information on the attendance type included in the response message. .

  According to another aspect, the response message includes location information associated with the user, and the processing step includes receiving the response message and location information included in the response message. You may record with matching.

  According to another aspect, the step of processing may include a step of transmitting a time processing result message as an instant message of the time bot through the communication session when the time processing of the user is completed.

  According to another aspect, when a response message to the request message is received from the user's electronic device through the communication session, the time information included in the response message is input using the user's input or modification. The method may further include processing the user's attendance record.

  According to another aspect, when the electronic device of the user is connected to a communication network related to attendance management, the method may further include processing the attendance record of the user using a connection time of the electronic device.

  A computer program for causing a computer system to execute a time management method, wherein the time management method provides time information related to a corresponding user to a user whose account is registered on a messenger including a time management function. A request message for attendance records through a communication session established between the user account on the messenger and the attendance bot account which is a chat bot for attendance management based on the attendance time information. When the response message for the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, and the time record of the user is recorded using the reception time of the response message. Process Including the floor, it provides a computer program.

  A computer-implemented time management system comprising at least one processor implemented to execute instructions readable by a computer, the at least one processor on a messenger with time management functionality A setting unit for setting attendance time information related to the corresponding user for a registered user, and a chat bot for attendance management with the user account on the messenger based on the attendance time information. A transmission unit that transmits a request message for the time record as an instant message of the attendance bot through a communication session set between the account of the attendance bot, and a response message to the request message from the electronic device of the user through the communication session. Receiving If it is, by using the reception time of the response message comprises a time evaluation processing unit for processing Time recording of the user, provides a time management system.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, the attendance information of the user can be conveniently managed by using the chat bot which is an interactive messenger.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, even if the user does not consciously express his / her intention to input attendance, it is possible to automatically request attendance input to the user in advance.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to manage location information related to attendance along with attendance records.

It is the figure which showed the example of the network environment in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the internal structure of the electronic device and server in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the example of the component which the processor of the server in one Embodiment of this invention can contain. It is the flowchart which showed the example of the attendance management method which the server in one Embodiment of this invention can perform. It is the illustration figure which showed the flow of the dialog for attendance management in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the illustration figure which showed the flow of the dialog for attendance management in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the other example of the attendance management method which the server in one Embodiment of this invention can perform. It is another example figure which showed the flow of the dialog for attendance management in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the further another example of the attendance management method which the server in one Embodiment of this invention can perform. It is the other example figure which showed the flow of the dialog for attendance management in one Embodiment of this invention.

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

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a technique for managing attendance, and more particularly, to a technique for managing attendance and attendance hours using a chat bot that is an interactive messenger.

  Embodiments including the matters specifically disclosed in the present specification can manage attendance using a chat bot, thereby providing considerable advantages in aspects such as efficiency, convenience, and cost saving. Achieve.

  In this specification, it is described that a chat bot in a messenger environment is used as an example of means for performing the attendance process. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and AI (artificial intelligence), a non-human system, etc. Any means can be widely applied as long as it uses the chat format.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the attendance management method and system using a chatbot will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a network environment in an embodiment of the present invention. The network environment of FIG. 1 shows an example including a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, 140, a plurality of servers 150, 160, and a network 170. FIG. 1 is merely an example for explaining the invention, and the number of electronic devices and the number of servers are not limited as shown in FIG.

  The plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 may be fixed terminals or mobile terminals that are realized by a computer device. Examples of the plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 include a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet, a PC (personal computer), navigation, a computer, a notebook pancon, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and PMP. (Portable Multimedia Player). As an example, the first electronic device 110 may communicate with other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and / or servers 150, 160 via the network 170 using a wireless or wired communication method.

  The communication method is not limited, and not only a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcast network) that can be included in the network 170, but also a short distance between devices. Wireless communication may be included. For example, the network 170 includes a PAN (personal area network), a LAN (local area network), a MAN (metropolitan area network, etc.), a WAN (wide area network, etc.), a WAN (wide area network, etc.), and a WAN (wide area network, etc.). One or more of any of the networks may be included. Further, the network 170 may include any one or more of network topologies including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star-bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, etc. It is not limited to these.

  Each of the servers 150 and 160 is realized by a computer device or a plurality of computer devices that communicate with a plurality of electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140 via a network 170 to provide instructions, codes, files, contents, services, and the like. It's okay.

  As an example, the server 160 may provide a file for installing an application to the first electronic device 110 connected via the network 170. In this case, the first electronic device 110 may install an application using a file provided from the server 160. Further, the service provided by the server 150 is connected to the server 150 according to the control of an operating system (OS) included in the first electronic device 110 and at least one program (for example, a browser and the installed application). And may be provided with content. For example, when the first electronic device 110 transmits a service request message to the server 150 via the network 170 in accordance with application control, the server 150 may transmit a code corresponding to the service request message to the first electronic device 110. The first electronic device 110 may provide content to the user by configuring and displaying a screen based on the code according to the control of the application.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the internal configuration of the electronic device and the server in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, an internal configuration of the first electronic device 110 will be described as an example for one electronic device, and an internal configuration of the server 150 will be described as an example for one server. Other electronic devices 120, 130, 140 and server 160 may have the same or similar internal configuration.

  The first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include memories 211 and 221, processors 212 and 222, communication modules 213 and 223, and input / output interfaces 214 and 224. The memories 211 and 221 are computer-readable recording media, and include a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a permanent mass storage device (permanent mass storage device) such as a disk drive. It's okay. The memories 211 and 221 may store an operating system and at least one program code (for example, a code for an application installed and driven in the first electric device 110). Such software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium different from the memories 211 and 221. Such another computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy (registered trademark) drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In another embodiment, the software component may be loaded into the memories 211 and 221 through the communication modules 213 and 223 that are not computer-readable recording media. For example, at least one program is a program (for example, as described above) that is installed by a file provided by a file distribution system (for example, the server 160 described above) that distributes an installation file of a developer or an application via the network 170. May be loaded into the memory 211, 221 based on the application.

  The processors 212, 222 may be configured to process computer program instructions by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input / output operations. The instructions may be provided to the processors 212, 222 by the memories 211, 221 or the communication modules 213, 223. For example, the processors 212, 222 may be configured to execute instructions received according to program code stored in a recording device such as the memories 211, 221.

  The communication modules 213 and 223 may provide a function for the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 to communicate with each other via the network 170, or other electronic devices (for example, the electronic device 2 (120)). ) Or other server (for example, server 160) may be provided. As an example, a request (for example, a search request) generated by the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 211 is transmitted via the network 170 according to the control of the communication module 213. May be transmitted to the server 150. On the other hand, control signals, commands, contents, files, etc. provided in accordance with the control of the processor 222 of the server 150 are transmitted through the communication module 223 and the network 170 through the communication module 213 of the first electronic device 110 to the first electronic device. It may be received by the device 110. For example, the control signal or command of the server 150 received through the communication module 213 may be transmitted to the processor 212 or the memory 211, and the content or file is stored in a storage medium that the first electronic device 110 can further include. May be.

  The input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device 215. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying an application communication session. As another example, the input / output interface 214 may be a means for interfacing with a device that integrates functions for input and output, such as a touch screen. As a more specific example, the processor 212 of the first electronic device 110 is configured using data provided by the server 150 or the second electronic device 120 when processing instructions of the computer program loaded in the memory 211. Service screens and contents may be displayed on the display through the input / output interface 214. Similarly, the input / output interface 224 may output information configured using data provided by the server 150 when the processor 222 of the server 150 processes instructions of the computer program loaded in the memory 221.

  In other embodiments, the first electronic device 110 and the server 150 may include more components than the components of FIG. However, most prior art components need not be clearly illustrated in the figure. For example, the first electronic device 110 may be realized so as to include at least a part of the input / output device 215 described above, a transceiver, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, a camera, various sensors, a database, and the like. It may further include other components such as As a more specific example, when the first electronic device 110 is a smartphone, generally an acceleration sensor or gyro sensor included in the smartphone, a camera, various physical buttons, buttons using a touch panel, an input / output port It will be understood that various components such as a vibrator for vibration may be further included in the first electronic device 110.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of components that can be included in a server processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The server 150 according to the present embodiment may be configured with a time management system realized by a computer. The attendance management system may provide attendance management services in conjunction with dedicated messenger applications installed on the electronic devices 110, 120, 130, and 140.

  In order to execute the time management method described below, the processor 222 of the server 150 includes, as components, a setting unit 310, a reception unit 320, a transmission unit 330, and a time processing unit 340, as shown in FIG. You may prepare. Depending on the embodiment, one or more components of the processor 222 may optionally be provided internal or external to the processor 222. Also, depending on the embodiment, the components of processor 222 may be separated or merged to represent the function of processor 222.

  Such processors 222 and components of the processor 222 may control the server 150 to perform the steps included in the attendance management method described below. For example, the processor 222 and the components of the processor 222 may be implemented to execute instructions according to code of an operating system included in the memory 221 and code of at least one program.

  Here, the components of the processor 222 may be representations of different functions of the processor 222 that are executed by the processor 222 in accordance with instructions provided by the program code stored in the server 150. For example, the setting unit 310 may be used as a functional expression of the processor 222 that controls the server 150 according to the above-described instructions so that the server 150 sets information related to the user.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of an attendance management method that can be executed by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  At step 410, the processor 222 may read the necessary instructions from the memory 221 loaded with instructions associated with the control of the server 150. In this case, the read instruction may include an instruction for controlling the processor 222 to execute steps 420 to 430 described later.

  In step 420, the receiving unit 320 inputs the time from the user through a communication session set between the user's account on the messenger including the time management function and the account of the time bot, which is a chat bot for time management. Receive a message. The attendance input message may include information on the attendance type (for example, attendance, leaving work, going out, early departure, vacation, business trip, etc.). The attendance management function manages the attendance items of the user based on communication with the chatbot. In order to receive information related to the attendance type by the attendance management function, a message including a keyword indicating the attendance type may be input from the user into the chat room with the attendance bot on the messenger, or the attendance time may be displayed on the chat room. Selection by the user may be input by providing UI (user interface) content (for example, icons, pictograms, etc.) according to type.

  In step 430, when the attendance input message is received from the user through the chat room with the attendance bot, the attendance processing unit 340 may process the attendance of the corresponding user using the reception time of the attendance input message. At this time, the attendance processing unit 340 may complete the attendance check of the corresponding user by recording the reception time of the attendance input message by matching (or collating) with the user information (for example, ID). The attendance processing unit 340 may record information related to the attendance type included in the attendance input message and process it as the attendance of the corresponding type.

  5 to 6 are exemplary views showing a flow of dialogue for attendance management in one embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 5 shows a messenger chat room 500 corresponding to a communication session b set between the user a account and the attendance bot account. Here, the messenger chat room 500 may be an example of a screen displayed on the electronic device of the user a. When the user a activates a messenger on the smartphone at the time of attendance and inputs “attendance” as the attendance input message 501 in the chat room 500 with the attendance bot, the attendance input message 501 input to the chat room 500 is transmitted to the server through the communication session b. The server 150 may check the attendance of the user a by receiving the attendance input message 501 of the user a.

  FIG. 6 shows a state in which the server 150 provides the attendance processing result to the attendance input message 501 input to the chat room 500. The server 150 may perform time processing for the corresponding user using the time when the time input message 501 is received through the chat room 500, and may provide the time processing result message 602 as a response to the time input message 501.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when the user inputs a time input message to the messenger chat room with the time bot, the corresponding time is transmitted to the server 150 which is the time management system, and the time check is completed.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, as another embodiment, it is possible to realize an attendance management system for existing at a specific place at a specific time.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another example of the attendance management method that can be executed by the server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  At step 710, the processor 222 may read the necessary instructions from the memory 221 loaded with instructions associated with the control of the server 150. In this case, the read instructions may include instructions for controlling the processor 222 to perform steps 720-750 described below.

  In operation 720, the receiving unit 320 receives a time input message from the user through a communication session established between the user account on the messenger including the time management function and the account of the time bot. The attendance input message may include information on the attendance type (for example, attendance, leaving work, going out, early departure, vacation, business trip, etc.). The attendance management function manages the attendance items of the user based on communication with the chatbot. In order to receive information related to the attendance type by the attendance management function, a message including a keyword indicating the attendance type may be input from the user into the chat room with the attendance bot on the messenger, or the attendance time may be displayed on the chat room. Selection by the user may be input by providing UI content (for example, icons, pictograms, etc.) by type.

  In operation 730, when the attendance input message is received from the user in the chat room of the attendance bot, the transmission unit 330 may transmit the location request message to the user as an attendance bot instant message through the corresponding communication session. In other words, the transmission unit 330 may request the location information of the user in order to confirm the attendance-related location at the time of the user's attendance input.

  In operation 740, the receiving unit 320 receives location information from the user's electronic device (eg, the first electronic device 110) through a communication session established between the user's account on the messenger and the attendance bot account. Good. In the attendance management function on the messenger, a function capable of transmitting to the server 150 position information input or selected by the user using the electronic device, or position information indicating the actual current position of the user acquired from the electronic device. Is included. As an example, a chat room with the attendance bot may be equipped with a location sharing function that can share location information of the user. As another example, the server 150 transmits the location request message of the attendance bot in a message form including a callback UI that allows the user to transmit the user's location information to the server 150 together with the intention of accepting the location transmission. May be. The user's electronic device may acquire position information using a GPS module mounted on the electronic device, but besides this, the network 170 can include a communication network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (registered) It is also possible to acquire position information by position recognition technology based on various communication technologies such as trademark), ZigBee, and NFC.

  In step 750, the attendance processing unit 340 receives the attendance input message from the user through the chat room of the attendance bot and then receives the location information of the user in response to the attendance request message of the attendance bot through the chat room. The attendance of the corresponding user may be processed using the received position information and the reception time of the position information. At this time, the attendance processing unit 340 may complete the attendance check of the corresponding user by recording the location information and the reception time of the location information by matching with the user information (for example, ID). The attendance processing unit 340 may record information related to the attendance type included in the attendance input message and process it as the attendance of the corresponding type.

  FIG. 8 is another exemplary diagram showing a flow of dialogue for attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 8 shows a messenger chat room 800 corresponding to a communication session b set between the user a account and the attendance bot account. Here, the messenger chat room 800 may be an example of a screen displayed on the electronic device of the user a. When the user a activates a messenger on the smartphone at the time of attendance and inputs “attendance” as the attendance input message 801 in the chat room 800 with the attendance bot, the attendance input message 801 entered in the chat room 800 is transmitted to the server through the communication session b. 150 may be transmitted. The server 150 may transmit a location request message 802 for requesting location information of the user a to the user a through the corresponding chat room 800 after receiving the attendance input message 801 of the user a. For example, when the user a inputs a time input message 801 in the chat room 800 with the time bot, a question asking that the current position is transmitted as the position request message 802 is received, and the user a accepts the question. , The current location of the user a may be automatically sent to the server 150 through the communication session b. The user a accepts the location transmission by inputting a location transmission button included in the location request message 802, transmitting a message meaning to accept the location transmission, and sharing the location installed in the chat room 800. This may include selecting and transmitting a specific location using a function. In addition, the server 150 transmits a location request message 802 to the user a through the chat room 800, performs time processing for the user a using the received location information of the user a, and receives a time processing result message. 803 may be provided as a response to the attendance input message 801.

  Therefore, in the present invention, when the user inputs a time input message to the messenger chat room with the time bot and transmits the position information in response to the position request message of the time bot, the corresponding position and time is a server that is a time management system. 150 and the attendance check is completed.

  Although it has been described above that the attendance bot transmits a location request message to the user who has entered the attendance and the user transmits the location information in response thereto, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when a user inputs a time input message, the location information of the corresponding user can be automatically transmitted to the server 150 together with the time input message.

  In the above-described embodiment, the user directly expresses his / her intention to enter time by interacting with his / her attendance bot. However, in yet another embodiment of the present invention, even if the user does not express his / her intention to input time directly, preemptive In addition, it is possible to realize a time management system that can automatically request the user to input time attendance. For example, whether or not individual intentions are necessary, whether or not an automatic request is made, and the like may be set by prior arrangement.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing still another example of the attendance management method that can be executed by the server according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In step 910, the processor 222 may read the necessary instructions from the memory 221 loaded with instructions associated with the control of the server 150. In this case, the read instructions may include instructions for controlling the processor 222 to perform steps 920-940 described below.

  In step 920, the setting unit 310 may set time information related to the user for the user whose account is registered on the messenger including the time management function. As an example, the setting unit 310 may set time information designated in advance by the user for each attendance type (for example, attendance, leaving work, going out, early departure, vacation, business trip, etc.). For example, the user may directly specify work hours and work hours directly in advance. As another example, the setting unit 310 uses the time value learned as the average value or the time value learned based on the time information that was previously processed for each user for each type of attendance. It may be set as time information. Further, the setting unit 310 may set attendance position information related to the user together with attendance time information. At this time, the setting unit 310 may set location information designated in advance by the user for each type of attendance (for example, attendance, leaving work, going out, early departure, vacation, business trip, etc.), or the previous attendance processing history may be set. The attendance position information of the corresponding user may be set using a result learned or calculated based on the result.

  In step 930, the transmission unit 330 sends the attendance record request message through the communication session established between the user account on the messenger and the attendance bot account based on the attendance time information set for the user. It may be sent to the user as a bot instant message. As an example, the transmitting unit 330 may transmit a message asking that an attendance is input from the attendance bot based on attendance information related to the user, that is, an attendance record request message to the corresponding user. For example, the attendance time request message may be automatically transmitted to the user through the messenger chat room with the user when the attendance time specified in advance or the time when the user mainly attends the office is reached. The time record request message may include content requesting time input, and may further include content requesting position transmission together with time input. As another example, the transmission unit 330 transmits a time record request message to the user through a communication session set between the user account and the time bot account based on the time position information set for the user. You can do it. For example, when the user arrives at a pre-designated attendance position or a place where the user mainly works, the attendance bot may automatically transmit a attendance record request message to the user through a messenger chat room with the user.

  In step 940, the attendance processing unit 340 receives the response message for the attendance record request message from the user through the chat room with the attendance bot, and processes the attendance of the corresponding user using the response message reception time. Good. The response message to the attendance record request message may include information on the attendance type (for example, attendance, leaving work, going out, early departure, vacation, business trip, etc.). The attendance processing unit 340 may complete the attendance check of the corresponding user by matching the response reception time with the user information (for example, ID) and recording it. The attendance processing unit 340 may record information related to the attendance type included in the response message and process it as the attendance of the corresponding type. As another example, the user's electronic device may receive a response message to the attendance record request message in the position information that is input or selected by the user using the electronic device, or a position that indicates the actual current position of the user acquired from the electronic device. Information may be included and transmitted to the server 150. The user's electronic device may acquire position information using a GPS module mounted on the electronic device, but besides this, the network 170 can include a communication network, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee. It is also possible to acquire position information by position recognition technology based on various communication technologies such as NFC. Thereby, the attendance processing unit 340 may process the attendance by recording the reception time of the response message and the position information included in the response message. As yet another example, the attendance processing unit 340 is set in advance when the user's electronic device is connected to a communication network (for example, an in-house system network) associated with the user's location information and associated with the attendance processing system. Regardless of the attendance time information, the attendance time may be processed using the corresponding connection time.

  Furthermore, the attendance processing unit 340 may process the time input by the user as the attendance recording time in the process of processing the user attendance at the time specified in advance. For example, the attendance record request message transmitted to the user by the transmission unit 330 may include a UI that allows the user to directly input or correct the attendance record time. When the user responds to the attendance record request message and inputs the attendance record time in the corresponding UI, the user's electronic device includes the attendance record time entered by the user in the response message and transmits it to the server 150. Thus, the attendance processing unit 340 may process the attendance of the corresponding user using the attendance recording time included in the response message. In other words, when a time record is requested from a user at a designated time, the time directly input or modified by the user, not the response message reception time, may be processed as the time record time of the corresponding user. Thereby, when the user forgets to perform the attendance process or when the user leaves the office for a different time, the actual attendance time by the user input can be reflected. At this time, with respect to the time directly input or corrected by the user, it is possible to verify the corresponding time based on the position information acquired from the user's electronic device. For example, when the user is located at a location actually specified at the time input by the user, the corresponding time may be processed as an effective attendance recording time.

  In addition, the attendance processing unit 340 may store and manage the attendance processing result for each user at the end of the server 150, and may provide the attendance management environment based on this. As an example, the attendance processing unit 340 may provide the attendee with the attendance processing result through a communication session set between the administrator account on the messenger and the account of the attendance bot. For example, the attendance status of all users who are subject to attendance processing and the unprocessed user list may be provided to the administrator through the attendance bot chat room for each unit period (for example, 1 day). At this time, if the administrator sets management conditions in advance (for example, a user list that has not been attended until 10:00 am, a user list that has been left after 8 pm, etc.), the attendance processing unit 340 may provide the administrator with a notification regarding the attendance processing result corresponding to the corresponding condition. The attendance processing unit 340 provides a conversation function (message based conversation, voice call, video call, etc.) with a specific user using an account on the messenger in response to an administrator request in the attendance management environment. It's okay. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an administrator mode related to attendance processing through a chat room with the attendance bot based on the messenger.

  FIG. 10 is still another exemplary diagram showing a flow of dialogue for attendance management in an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 10 shows a messenger chat room 1000 corresponding to a communication session b set between the user a account and the attendance bot account. Here, the messenger chat room 1000 may be an example of a screen displayed on the electronic device of the user a. For example, the attendance bot records the attendance through the chat room 1000 with the user a at the time when the attendance time is reached with respect to the attendance time set in advance for the user a, or at a certain time before or after a certain time. The request message 1001 may be transmitted to the user a. When the user a who has received the attendance record request message 1001 communicates the response intention, the response intention of the user a may be transmitted to the server 150 through the communication session b, and the server 150 receives the response intention of the user a and receives the response of the user a. I will check my attendance. For an action in which the user a transmits a response intention to the attendance record request message 1001, the attendance check button included in the attendance record request message 1001 is input, and a message indicating the attendance type to be input is transmitted. , Inputting a time check button included in the UI of the chat room 1000 may be included. Thereafter, the server 150 transmits the attendance record request message 1001 to the user a through the chat room 1000, and when receiving a response from the user a, the server 150 executes the attendance process for the user a and receives the attendance process result message. 1002 may be provided.

  In other words, a message asking the user a that he / she has worked at a preset working time is transmitted to the user a, and if the user a responds to the message, the attendance process is completed. At this time, the server 150 may transmit a message asking about the attendance of the user a together with a message asking about the current position to the user a. Then, the attendance process is completed depending on the time and position according to the response of the user a. As another example, the server 150 transmits a message asking whether or not to attend work to the user a when the user a approaches a position set in advance in the work time zone set in advance for the user a. If user a responds to this, attendance processing may be completed. On the other hand, the server 150 transmits a message asking whether or not to attend work to the user a even when the user a departs from a certain radius from the set position in the set work time zone. It is also possible to complete the attendance process corresponding to the response.

  Therefore, in the present invention, even if the user does not directly express his / her intention to input time, the time input (and location information) set in advance in relation to the user is preemptively automatically input to the user. By requesting and processing the user's attendance, even if the user forgets to process, the attendance input without omission becomes possible.

  In the above description, it is described that the attendance bot completes the attendance process when the attendance bot requests the user in advance and a response from the user is received. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, time information can be processed without requiring any action from the user by automatically receiving position information from the user's electronic device at the corresponding time based on the time information set for the user. it can. In addition, when the user is located at a specific location in relation to the position information regardless of the preset time information (for example, when the user's electronic device is connected to the in-house system network), the user intervenes. Even without this, the user's attendance can be processed immediately. At this time, even if the user does not directly express his / her intention to input time, the user is not requested to input time, but it may be included to transmit the time processing result to the corresponding user through the chat room of the time bot. .

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the attendance information of the user can be conveniently processed by using the chat bot which is an interactive messenger.

  The apparatus described above may be realized by hardware components, software components, and / or a combination of hardware and software components. For example, the apparatus and components described in the embodiments include a processor, a controller, an ALU (arithmetic logic unit), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, an FPGA (field programmable gate array), a PLU (programmable logic unit), a microprocessor, Or it may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as various devices capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the OS. The processing device may also respond to software execution, access data, and store, manipulate, process, and generate data. For convenience of understanding, one processing device may be described as being used, but those skilled in the art may include a plurality of processing elements and / or multiple types of processing elements. You can understand. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or a processor and a controller. Other processing configurations such as parallel processors are also possible.

  The software may include computer programs, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing device to perform a desired operation, or instructing the processing device independently or collectively. You may do it. The software and / or data may be embodied in any kind of machine, component, physical device, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted based on the processing device or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. Good. The software may be distributed over computer systems connected by a network and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

  The method according to the embodiment may be realized in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. At this time, the medium may continuously store a computer-executable program, or may temporarily store it for execution or download. The medium may be a variety of recording means or storage means in which a single piece or a plurality of pieces of hardware are combined. However, the medium is not limited to a medium that is directly connected to a computer system, and is not limited to a network. It may be dispersed. Examples of the medium include a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, and a magnetic tape, an optical medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floppy disk, In addition, program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory and the like may be stored. Examples of other media may include an application store that distributes applications, a site that supplies or distributes various other software, a recording medium that is managed by a server, or a storage medium.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment was described based on limited embodiment and drawing, those skilled in the art will be able to perform various correction and deformation | transformation from the above-mentioned description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method and / or components of the described system, structure, apparatus, circuit, etc. may be different from the described method. Appropriate results can be achieved even when combined or combined, or opposed or replaced by other components or equivalents.

  Accordingly, even different embodiments belong to the appended claims as long as they are equivalent to the claims.

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Claims (24)

A time management method realized by a computer,
A step of setting attendance time information related to the user for a user whose account is registered on the messenger including the attendance management function, and the user account on the messenger based on the attendance time information. And sending a request message for the attendance record as an instant message of the attendance bot through a communication session established between the account and the attendance attendance bot account which is a chatbot for attendance management. The setting step includes:
The attendance management method according to claim 1, wherein the attendance time information is set for each attendance type. The setting step includes:
The attendance time management method according to claim 1, wherein the attendance time information is set using time information designated by the user. The setting step includes:
The attendance time management method according to claim 1, wherein the attendance time information is set using a result learned or calculated based on a previous attendance processing history of the user. The setting step includes:
Setting attendance location information associated with the user,
The transmitting step includes
The attendance management method according to claim 1, wherein a request message for the attendance record is transmitted through the communication session when the user approaches a predetermined location based on the attendance location information. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: processing a time record of the user using a reception time of the response message when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session. Time management method. The processing step includes
The attendance management method according to claim 6, wherein the reception time of the response message is recorded by matching with the information of the user. The response message includes information on the attendance type,
The processing step includes
The attendance management method according to claim 6, wherein attendance of a corresponding type is processed according to information on the attendance type included in the response message. The response message includes location information associated with the user;
The processing step includes
The attendance management method according to claim 6, wherein the reception time of the response message and the location information included in the response message are recorded by matching with the information of the user. The processing step includes
The attendance management method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of transmitting a attendance processing result message as an instant message of the attendance bot through the communication session when the attendance processing of the user is completed. When a response message to the request message is received from the user's electronic device through the communication session, the user's attendance record is processed using time information included in the response message by the user's input or correction. The attendance management method according to claim 1, further comprising: The attendance management method according to claim 1, further comprising: when the electronic device of the user is connected to a communication network related to attendance management, processing the attendance record of the user using the connection time of the electronic device. . A computer program for causing a computer system to execute an attendance management method,
The attendance management method is:
For the user whose account is registered on the messenger that includes the time management function, setting the time information related to the user,
Based on the attendance time information, a request message for attendance records is sent to the attendance bot through a communication session established between the user account on the messenger and the attendance bot account that is a chat bot for attendance management. Transmitting the user's attendance record using a reception time of the response message when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session. Including computer programs. A time management system realized by a computer,
Including at least one processor implemented to execute computer readable instructions;
The at least one processor comprises:
A setting unit that sets time information related to the relevant user for the user whose account is registered on the messenger that includes the time management function,
Based on the attendance time information, a request message for attendance records is sent to the attendance bot through a communication session established between the user account on the messenger and the attendance bot account that is a chat bot for attendance management. A transmission unit that transmits the message as an instant message, and when a response message to the request message is received from the electronic device of the user through the communication session, the attendance record of the user is processed using a reception time of the response message An attendance management system with an attendance processing department. The setting unit
The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein the attendance time information is set for each attendance type. The setting unit
The attendance time management system according to claim 14, wherein the attendance time information is set using time information designated by the user. The setting unit
The attendance time management system according to claim 14, wherein the attendance time information is set using a result learned or calculated based on a previous attendance processing history of the user. The setting unit
Set attendance location information related to the user,
The transmitter is
The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein when the user approaches a predetermined location based on the attendance location information, a request message for the attendance record is transmitted through the communication session. The attendance processing unit
The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein the reception time of the response message is recorded by matching with the information of the user. The response message includes information on the attendance type,
The attendance processing unit
The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein attendance of a corresponding type is processed according to information on the attendance type included in the response message. The response message includes location information associated with the user;
The attendance processing unit
The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein the reception time of the response message and the position information included in the response message are recorded by matching with the information of the user. The attendance processing unit
The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein when attendance processing of the user is completed, a attendance processing result message is transmitted as an instant message of the attendance bot through the communication session. The attendance processing unit
When a response message to the request message is received from the user's electronic device through the communication session, the user's attendance record is processed using time information included in the response message by the user's input or correction. The attendance management system according to claim 14, wherein: The attendance processing unit
The attendance management according to claim 14, wherein when the electronic device of the user is connected to a communication network related to attendance management, the attendance record of the user is processed using a connection time of the electronic device. system.

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