JP5401655B2 - Time management device, time management method, and time management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a time management device, a time management method, and a time management program, and more particularly to a time management device, a time management method, and a time management program for comprehensively managing accurate time management and time certification. .

  Traditionally, time management has become an important part of our lives. For example, test times for various tests such as national qualification examinations and school entrance examinations, expiry dates for rights documents in insurance, pay broadcasting, etc., and arrival and departure times of trains and airplanes, etc. It is managed by the system.

  In addition, the importance of electronic documents is also emphasized, and in order to prove that the data already exists at a specific time in the past and the data has not been tampered with thereafter, for example, time stamp technology or Electronic notary services have also started. Thus, the need for strictly managing time is increasing.

  On the other hand, when time management as described above is necessary, in order to ensure the accuracy of the time, reference time information such as Coordinated Universal Time or Japan Standard Time is used for FM radio waves, telephone lines, GPS (Global Positioning System) or Services that are distributed via the Internet or the like have also been started (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 58-55878 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-60882

  By the way, although there are time management as described above, it has often not been applied successfully in recent years. Here, as an example, the case of various examinations such as a national qualification examination and a school entrance examination will be described. In the case of various examinations as described above, the examination supervisor in each room at each examination venue declares “start examination” to the examinee verbally while looking at the clock. At this time, after declaring “Test start”, the test supervisor immediately calls a time manager or the like in the control room to make a call and notify that “Test has started”. In addition, the time manager who receives the call manually records the start time as evidence.

  Similarly, at the end of the exam, the Examiner will verbally declare “Exam” to the examinee, call the time manager and make a call to notify that the exam has been completed. The time manager who receives the request manually records the end time as evidence.

  In addition to the above method, for example, in order for the test supervisor to not forget the start or end time, a call may be made from the time manager to the test supervisor immediately before that time to prompt the start. .

  In such a case, the time recording is based on manual work, so there is a limit to the accurate time recording, and the test supervisor forgets to contact the test manager after starting the test. There is a possibility that human error such as omission or misunderstanding may occur due to manual work, such as forgetting to record by the test manager, or recording by mistake at a different time.

  In addition, even if a call is made from the time manager to the test supervisor immediately before the time to prompt the start, an accident may occur in which the time manager mistakes the start time or end time. Even when making a call, there is a problem that it is impossible to contact all the test supervisors at the same time due to forgetting to make a call or the number of personnel or the number of telephone lines.

  Furthermore, in the above-described tests, etc., it is preferable to be performed in a plurality of different areas at the same time. However, due to the effects of earthquakes, heavy snow, etc., there will be a significant delay in transportation, so that the test time will be changed only in some areas In some cases, proper time certification is required for fairness.

  In view of the above, in recent years, the need for a time management system capable of comprehensively managing the accuracy of time and its time certification has increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a time management device, a time management method, and a time management program for comprehensively managing accurate time management and time certification. With the goal.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs means for solving the problems having the following characteristics.

In the present invention, in a time management device that performs proof and management with reference to standard time for information obtained from a subject, time calibration means that calibrates time information stored in advance at a predetermined timing; Time information acquisition means for acquiring time information by an incoming call from a telephone terminal possessed by the subject, time information obtained by the time information acquisition means, and additional information corresponding to the time information, the telephone terminal Time information recognition means for authenticating that no change has been made since the time when an incoming call was received, storage means for accumulating information authorized by the time information authorization means, and a time subject to management have changed A time change control means for changing the time preset in the storage means and notifying the target person of the changed time, the time change control If the time information obtained from the time information acquisition unit does not correspond to the changed time after notifying the changed time, the stage performs error processing or changes the change to the subject. It is characterized in that the notified time is notified again . As a result, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed.

  In the present invention, in the time management device, in order to notify the target person that the time information has been authorized, a call is made to the telephone terminal and notified by a pre-recorded voice guidance. It has a notification means.

Further, in the present invention, the time management unit, before Symbol notification unit may provide a notification on the text using a mail function of the telephone terminal has.

  In the present invention, the time management device includes a disclosure unit that discloses the information stored in the storage unit.

Further, in the present invention, time information stored in advance is calibrated at a predetermined timing in a time management method for performing certification and management based on standard time for information obtained from a subject. A time calibration step, a time information acquisition step of acquiring time information by an incoming call from a telephone terminal possessed by the subject, and time information obtained by the time information acquisition step and additional information corresponding to the time information A time information certifying step for authenticating that no change has been made since the time when the incoming call from the telephone terminal has been made, a storage step for storing the information certified in the time information qualifying step in a storage means, a management When a change occurs in the target time, the time preset in the storage means is changed, and the changed time is notified to the target person. A time change control step, and when the time information obtained from the time information acquisition step does not correspond to the changed time after notifying the changed time. Then, error processing is performed or the subject is notified again of the changed time . As a result, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed.

  Further, in the present invention, in the time management method, a call is made to the telephone terminal to notify the subject that the time is authorized by the time information authorization step, and notification is made by voice guidance recorded in advance. And a notification step.

Further, in the present invention, it keeps time management method, before Symbol notification step, and performs the notification in writing using a mail function of the telephone terminal has.

  Also, the present invention is characterized in that the time management method includes a disclosure step of disclosing the information accumulated in the accumulation step.

According to the present invention, in a time management program for performing certification and management based on standard time for information obtained from a subject, the computer is calibrated at a predetermined timing with respect to time information stored in advance. Time correction means for performing time information acquisition means for acquiring time information by an incoming call from a telephone terminal possessed by the subject, time information obtained by the time information acquisition means, and additional information corresponding to the time information Time information authorizing means for authenticating that no change has been made since the time when the incoming call from the telephone terminal has been made , storage means for accumulating information authorized by the time information authorizing means, and time to be managed When a change occurs in the storage unit, a time set in advance in the storage means is changed, and a time change system for notifying the target person of the changed time. To function as a unit, the time change control means, after notifying the changed time, when the time information obtained from the time information acquisition unit does not correspond to the changed time, error processing Or the subject is notified again of the changed time . As a result, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed. Also, by installing the program, the time management process according to the present invention can be easily realized by a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

  Further, in the present invention, in the time management program, a call is made to the telephone terminal to notify the target person that the time information is authorized by the time information authorization means, and notification is given by a pre-recorded voice guidance. It has a notification means.

Also, in the present invention, in the time management program, the notification means performs notification in text using a mail function of the telephone terminal .

  Also, the present invention is characterized in that the time management program has a publication unit for publishing information stored in the storage unit.

  According to the present invention, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed.

It is a figure which shows an example of schematic structure of a time management system. It is a figure which shows an example of the mechanism structure of the time management apparatus in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions which can implement | achieve the time management process in this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the time management processing procedure in this embodiment. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the telephone number acquisition process (S06) in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the database in this embodiment.

<About the present invention>
In order to comprehensively manage accurate time management and time certification, the present invention constitutes a time management system using, for example, a telephone call technology in a telephone terminal. For example, regarding the time management at various test venues described above, the time management at which the test supervisor in each room at each venue makes a telephone call to the time management device (server, etc.) immediately before the start of the test and the call is received. The apparatus acquires incoming call information such as the telephone number or subaddress of the outgoing call terminal used by the caller, and at the same time disconnects the line immediately and records the incoming call information together with the incoming call time calibrated in advance by the time management device.

  With such a time management method, time recording is performed without human intervention such as time management, so human errors such as recording errors can be eliminated.

  Furthermore, the human error of the test supervisor can be prevented to the maximum by providing voice guidance (voice guidance) through the telephone line using the CTI (Computer Telephony Integration) function of the time management device immediately before the specified time. Can do.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a time management device, a time management method, and a time management program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment described below, as an example of time management, a time management method associated with test execution at a test venue or the like will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, an electronic document It can also be applied to events that require any time management, such as proof or proof of alibi.

<Time management system>
First, a time management system to which a time management apparatus according to this embodiment is applied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a time management system. A time management system 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes one or more mobile terminals 11 owned by a person who wants to record or prove time (in FIG. 1, mobile terminals 11-1 to 11-3 and one or more telephones as an example. Device (wired / wireless) 12 (in FIG. 1, as an example, telephone devices 12-1, 12-2) and one or a plurality of base stations 13 (in FIG. 1, as an example, base stations 13-1, 13-2) A wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) network 14, a telephone line network 15, a switching device 16, a time management device 17, a database 18, a GPS receiver 19, a satellite 20, and a network network 21, a time server 22, an atomic clock 23, and an overall management device 24.

  The mobile terminal 11 is a mobile phone terminal owned by a person who wants to receive time management (time management target person). User information in each of the mobile terminals 11-1 to 11-3 is set in the time management device 17 in advance. In addition, the portable terminal 11 used in the time management system 10 may be a terminal used by the user personally, or may be provided to the user from the system administrator side.

  In the present embodiment, each of the mobile terminals 11-1 to 11-3 is distributed from the system administrator side to the test supervisor at each test venue on that day. Each of the mobile terminals 11-1 to 11-3 also has a function of connecting to the time management device 17 via the communication network 21. In this case, since the communication network 21 uses an Internet line or the like, each of the form terminals 11-1 to 11-3 preferably includes a communication interface for Internet connection. Furthermore, each portable terminal 11-1 to 11-3 also has a mail transmission / reception function. Therefore, transmission / reception of a mail document, an image, etc. can be realized using the mail address of the time management device 17 registered in advance in each of the mobile terminals 11-1 to 11-3.

  The telephone device 12 is a fixed telephone installed in each test venue, for example. When communication with the portable terminal 11 cannot be performed due to radio wave failure or the like, time management is performed using a telephone device installed at the test venue. Therefore, the mobile terminal 11, the mobile terminal user, and the telephone device 12 are associated with each other and managed by the storage means or the database 18 in the time management device 17.

  The base stations 13-1 and 13-2 transmit and receive various types of information to and from the target terminal through communication with each mobile terminal 11. In FIG. 1, the base stations 13-1 and 13-2 perform data communication between the mobile terminals 11-1 to 11-3 and the W-CDMA network 14, respectively.

  The W-CDMA network 14 is a communication service using a third generation mobile communication system such as FOMA (Freedom Of Mobile multimedia Access), for example, and is compliant with the “IMT-2000” standard defined by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Data is sent and received by the system. In FIG. 1, the W-CDMA network 14 performs data communication between the base stations 13-1 and 13-2 and the telephone line network 15. In this embodiment, the W-CDMA network 14 is used. However, the present invention is not particularly limited.

  The telephone network 15 and the W-CDMA network 14 perform data communication with the base stations 13-1 and 13-2. The telephone line network 15 communicates with the telephone devices 12-1 and 12-2. The telephone line network 15 in this embodiment is a fixed telephone line telephone network such as PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), but is not particularly limited in the present invention. When 12 is an IP telephone or the like, an IP telephone network corresponding to a telephone terminal can be used. The telephone line network 15 performs data communication between the W-CDMA network 14 and the switching device 16.

  The exchange device 16 is an exchange for interconnecting telephone lines to form a telephone line network 15. The exchange device 16 transmits and receives various data for performing time management in the present embodiment between the time management device 17, the mobile terminal 11, and the telephone device 12.

  The time management device 17 performs time management and certification in the present embodiment. In the time management device 17, time management reference information such as which users and places (specific location information such as areas and rooms) of each mobile terminal 11 and each telephone device 12 is accumulated in the accumulation database 18. The time management device 17 can acquire time information from the GPS function, the atomic clock 23, and the like by the artificial satellite 20, and provides appropriate time information to the user based on the information, Other information can be provided that corresponds to different times. In addition, the time management device 17 adds time stamp information for proving that the information exists at that time without being falsified with respect to the time information acquired from the user. And recorded in the database 18 or the like.

  Moreover, the time management apparatus 17 performs time change control, when a change arises in the time managed by the disorder | damage | failure of transportation, etc. on time management. A series of management information related to the control information and the control result is recorded with time stamp information. The specific processing contents in the time management device 17 will be described later.

  The database 18 records various information necessary for performing time management in the present embodiment, and can acquire appropriate information by keyword search or the like as necessary. Examples of data managed by the database 18 include, for example, user information as a test supervisor using the mobile terminal 11, telephone number information of the mobile terminal 11 and the telephone device 12, test site information, test start time Information, test end time information, accident occurrence information, and the like. A specific example of the database will be described later.

  The GPS receiver 19 receives time information from the artificial satellite 20. Specifically, the GPS receiver 19 receives a GPS signal from the artificial satellite 20. The received signal includes time data from an atomic clock mounted on the satellite, satellite orbit information, and the like. Therefore, by extracting clock pulses with a constant frequency synchronized with the time data and the absolute time of the atomic clock, the reference time is added by sequentially storing and updating the time data as the reference time according to the extracted clock pulse unit. The current time can be obtained. The artificial satellite 20 can be a normal GPS satellite or the like.

  The communication network 21 is a network capable of transmitting and receiving data using the Internet or the like. In the present embodiment, the mobile network 11, the time management device 17, the time server 22, and the overall management device 24 can transmit and receive data via the communication network 21. Each device described above can be connected to each external device connected to the communication network 21.

  For example, when the telephone device 12 is a telephone service using VoIP technology such as an IP telephone, the time management device 17 and the like can transmit and receive data via the communication network 21.

  Further, the communication network 21 may transmit and receive data using a secure communication path such as a VPN (Virtual Private Network). By performing VPN communication, a public network such as the Internet can be used as if it were a dedicated line, and a virtual private network can be constructed. Thus, for example, when information such as a highly confidential right certificate is stored and managed together with time information, the confidentiality can be improved by transmitting and receiving information through this VPN communication.

  The time server 22 acquires standard time information from the atomic clock 23 and transmits it to the time management device 17. The time server 22 is a standard for the time management device 17 using a protocol (standard) for synchronizing the clock of the device to the correct time in a device connected to a network such as NTP (Network Time Protocol). Time information is notified periodically or in response to a request from the time management device 17.

The atomic clock 23 is a clock that accurately measures time using spectral lines of atoms and molecules. If it is highly accurate, the error is about 10 ⁻¹⁵ (1 second in 30 million years). Thereby, highly accurate standard time information can be transmitted to the time server 22 at a predetermined timing periodically or when an acquisition request is made as necessary.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the overall management device 24 determines that there is a large earthquake or heavy snow in some areas before or during the start of the test, and that it is necessary to change the preset start time or end time. In the event that a time change occurs, a time change instruction or the like is transmitted to the time management device 17 in accordance with the general manager's instruction or the like. The overall management device 24 also authenticates the time stamp, and when there is a request for time certification from the time management device 17, the time stamp gives the certification information for the information added to the time or time. Issue and send.

  With the above configuration, for example, it is possible to provide a time management system for recording the start time and end time of the test by using the incoming call of the mobile terminal 11 and the like to ensure fairness.

<Functional Configuration Example of Time Management Device 17>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a mechanism configuration of the time management device according to the present embodiment. The time management device 17 shown in FIG. 2 includes an input unit 31, an output unit 32, a storage unit 33, a time calibration unit 34, a time information acquisition unit 35, a time information authorization unit 36, and a time information notification unit 37. And a time information control means 38, a disclosure means 39, a transmission / reception means 40, and a control means 41.

  The input means 31 is a time calibration instruction from a user such as an administrator in the time management device 17, a time information acquisition instruction, a time information authorization instruction, a time information notification instruction, a time information change control instruction, a disclosure instruction, a transmission / reception instruction, etc. Various instructions are accepted. Note that the input unit 31 includes, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device such as a mouse, a voice input device such as a microphone, and the like.

  The output means 32 includes the instruction content input by the input means 31, control data generated based on each instruction content, time calibration means 34, time information acquisition means 35, time information authorization means 36, and time information notification means 37. The contents of various types of information obtained from the progress or result of execution by the components such as the time information control means 38, the disclosure means 39, and the transmission / reception means 40 are displayed and the sound is output.

  Note that the output unit 32 has a screen display function such as a display, a sound output function such as a speaker, and the like. Further, the output means 32 may have a function of a printer or the like. In that case, various processing results can be printed on a print medium such as paper and provided to a user such as an administrator. .

  The storage unit 33 can store various information for realizing the above-described embodiment, and reading and writing are performed as necessary. Specifically, the storage unit 33 includes time information, time setting information, time information notification information, time change information, portable terminal user information, telephone device installation status, public information, transmission / reception information, and time management in the present embodiment. Information on the execution progress or execution result of the process, information controlled by the control means 41, error information at the time of error occurrence, log information, a program for realizing the present invention, and the like are accumulated.

  The storage unit 33 may be integrated with the database 18 described above, for example, or may store information corresponding to each of them separately. In this case, for example, the storage means 33 takes into account responses and the like, and frequently used information such as time information is accumulated, and the database 18 is required to use the processing execution result information and the like so as to be used frequently and quickly. Accumulate no information. Further, the database 18 may be provided outside the time management device 17 as shown in FIG. 1 or may be provided inside the time management device 17.

  The time calibration means 34 accesses the time server 22 such as an NTP server via the communication network 21 such as the Internet and calibrates the internal clock function. Further, the standard clock information corresponding to the atomic clock from the artificial satellite 20 may be acquired using the GPS receiver 19 connected by the transmission / reception means 40, and the internal clock function may be calibrated from the information. That is, the GPS receiver 19 can receive the data from the GPS satellite 20 in the earth orbit, and the accurate time can be extracted from the data and set. The time calibration unit 34 stores the calibrated time information in the storage unit 33 and the like.

  The time acquisition unit 35 acquires information that the time management subject has contacted to perform “time certification”. Specifically, the time acquisition unit 35 calls the specific telephone number corresponding to the time management device 17 from the portable terminal 11 through the telephone line, and when the telephone call is received, Alternatively, incoming information such as a subaddress is acquired. In this case, it is not necessary to answer the call from the mobile terminal 11 by taking the telephone (line) on the receiving side, and the line is not connected while the call is being made. Thereby, it is possible to easily acquire the time information of the call without incurring costs.

  In the present embodiment, in addition to the above, for example, when some additional information is stored together with the time of receiving the certification, the voice information may be acquired from the telephone line in response. In this case, voice information can be recorded, and the recorded voice data file can be recorded in a predetermined storage area (folder or the like) in the storage means 33 or the like.

  The time certification device 36 performs an authentication procedure on the information called by the time acquisition means 35 and accumulates the information in the accumulation means 33. Here, the time certifying means 36 accesses the overall management device 24 via the communication network 21 such as the Internet, executes a proof process using a time stamp, and records the proof of the execution result in the storage means. .

  The time information notification means 37 notifies the subject's terminal of information indicating that the time information has been authenticated. Specifically, the time information notifying means 37 makes a telephone call to the mobile terminal 11 or the like of the other party when the operation of accumulating the notified time is completed.

  At this time, the time information notifying means 37 notifies the end of the time certification processing by a preset voice guidance or the like. That is, the time information notifying means 37 makes a call to an arbitrary number preset in the database 18 through a telephone line, detects that it has arrived at the other party's telephone terminal, and further sends a voice to the telephone line. Send. In addition, these functions mentioned above can be performed using a CTI function etc., for example.

  The time information notification unit 37 generates a notification indicating that the proof has been completed when the portable terminal 11 has a mail function and the mail address is stored in the storage unit 33 or the like in advance. To the mobile terminal 11 owned by the user. Thereby, information corresponding to high accuracy can be acquired.

  Further, when the time is changed by the time change control means 38, the time information notification means 37 outputs the contents of the time change information to the portable terminal 11 or the telephone device 12 of the person in charge by voice guidance or e-mail. To do.

  The time change control means 38 is fair in the event of an accident that prevents the student from arriving at the venue at the start time of the test due to the disruption and delay of transportation due to, for example, an earthquake or heavy snow. For the sake of convenience, it is desirable to shift the time appropriately.

  Therefore, for example, when there is a time change notification from the overall management device 24 or the like, the time change control means 38 stores the contents in the storage means 33 and transmits the corresponding contents to the portable terminal 11 of the person in charge. . In addition, since the time change may be applied only to some areas or venues, or may be applied nationwide, it is preferable to accumulate the time change together with the implementation area for these time change information. .

  In addition, for example, when an instruction to “delay the test start time by 30 minutes” is received from the overall management device 24 or the like, the time change control means 38 performs a control to delay the end time by 30 minutes in accordance with the change of the start time. . Further, the time change control unit 38 stores the changed information in the storage unit 33 or the like.

  Furthermore, the time change control means 38 determines whether or not an appropriate time change has been performed as instructed from the time information obtained by the time information acquisition means 35 described above by the mobile terminal 11 or the telephone device 12 that instructed the time change. If the determination is not made properly, it is possible to take measures such as contacting the administrator or the like as error information, or contacting the time change again.

  When the information can be disclosed, the publishing means 39 registers it in the database 18 and publishes the data so that the information can be viewed from other terminals connected to the communication network 21. Specifically, the publishing unit 39 creates a list of data stored in the database 18 and publishes link destination information such as a URL on the Web or the like. Thereby, the portable terminal 11, the telephone device 12, the time server 22, the overall management device 24, and the like can acquire and browse desired public data with respect to time from the link destination information.

  The public means 39 can perform processing such as user authentication such as a user ID and a password, and allowing only the public information associated with the user information in advance to be viewed by the authenticated user. Thereby, confidentiality can be given to information and personal information can be protected. Therefore, information with high confidentiality may be encrypted, or processing may be performed so that even an administrator cannot browse a predetermined item.

  The transmission / reception means 40 receives public information, browsing instructions, and the like regarding time information from one or a plurality of portable terminals 11 via the communication network 21 or the like. The transmission / reception means 40 can be used as a communication interface for transmitting various data related to the time management device 17 in the present embodiment to other terminals and receiving various data from other terminals.

  The control means 41 controls the entire functional configuration in the time management device 17. Specifically, the control means 41 performs time calibration based on the input information from the user input by the input means 31, receives acquisition information from a subject who receives time authentication, or authorizes time information. Control, notification of time information, disclosure of various information, and transmission / reception control.

  In addition, when an error occurs in each process in each functional configuration in the time management device 17, the control means 41 outputs an error message or stores error information, log information, and the like in the storage means 33. It can be carried out.

  With the configuration of the time management device 17 described above, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed. Specifically, for example, immediately before the start of the test, the test supervisor makes a call to the time management device 17, and the time management device 17 disconnects the line without receiving the call, and the telephone number of the caller or At the same time that the incoming information such as the subaddress is obtained, the clock data calibrated in advance by the time server 22 is recorded as the time. As a result, since the recording is performed without the manual operation of the time manager, it is possible to eliminate human errors such as recording errors. Furthermore, the human error of the supervisor can be prevented to the maximum by performing voice guidance through the telephone line by the CTI function of the time management device 17 immediately before the designated time.

<Hardware configuration example>
Here, the above-described time management device 17 can be controlled by a dedicated device configuration having the above-described functions, but generates an execution program (time management program) that can cause a computer to execute each function, For example, the time management process in the present invention can be realized by installing the execution program in a general-purpose personal computer, an information disclosure server, or the like.

  A hardware configuration example of a computer capable of realizing the time management processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration capable of realizing the time management process in the present embodiment.

  3 includes an input device 51, an output device 52, a drive device 53, an auxiliary storage device 54, a memory device 55, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 56 that performs various controls, and a network connection device. 57 are connected to each other by a system bus B.

  The input device 51 has a keyboard and a pointing device such as a mouse operated by a user or the like, and inputs various operation signals such as execution of a program from the user or the like.

  The output device 52 has a monitor for displaying various windows and data necessary for operating the computer main body for performing the processing according to the present invention, and displays the program execution progress and results by the control program of the CPU 56. can do.

  The input device 51 and the output device 52 may be integrated input / output means such as a touch panel. In this case, the input device 51 and the output device 52 are predetermined using a finger of a user, a pen-type input device, or the like. The position can be touched to input.

  Here, the execution program installed in the computer main body in the present invention is provided by a portable recording medium 58 such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory or a CD-ROM, for example. The recording medium 58 on which the program is recorded can be set in the drive device 53, and the execution program included in the recording medium 58 is installed in the auxiliary storage device 54 from the recording medium 58 via the drive device 53.

  The auxiliary storage device 54 is a storage means such as a hard disk, and can store an execution program according to the present invention, a control program provided in a computer, etc., and perform input / output as necessary.

  The memory device 55 stores an execution program or the like read from the auxiliary storage device 54 by the CPU 56. The memory device 55 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like.

  Based on a control program such as an OS (Operating System) and an execution program read and stored by the memory device 55, the CPU 56 performs various operations and input / output of data with each hardware component, etc. Each process can be realized by controlling the process. Various information necessary during the execution of the program can be acquired from the auxiliary storage device 54, and an execution result or the like can also be stored.

  The network connection device 57 obtains an execution program from another terminal connected to the communication network by connecting to a communication network or the like, or an execution result obtained by executing the program or the present invention. The execution program itself can be provided to other terminals. With the hardware configuration as described above, the time management process in the present invention can be executed. Also, by installing the program, the time management process according to the present invention can be easily realized by a general-purpose personal computer or the like.

<Time management processing>
Next, time management processing executed by the execution program (time management program) in the present invention will be described with reference to a flowchart. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the time management processing procedure in the present embodiment.

  First, the time management device 17 constantly monitors the CTI (S01), operates a calibration program using an internal clock function, and uses a GPS receiver or a time server or the like regularly or irregularly. The time is calibrated at a predetermined timing such as (S02).

  Here, it is determined whether or not there is a time change due to a failure of the transportation means with respect to the preset test start time and test end time (S03), and if there is a time change (YES in S03). The change information is notified (S04).

  After the process of S04 is completed or when there is no time change in the process of S03 (NO in S03), the change information is notified to the target mobile terminal 11 or the telephone device 12 (S04).

  Next, the time management device 17 detects whether there is an incoming call at some instruction or timing periodically or irregularly (S05). Here, when there is an incoming call (YES in S05), the time management device 17 acquires the telephone number and subaddress (S06). At this time, since the telephone number of the portable terminal 11 such as the W-CDMA terminal held by the test supervisor is stored in the database 18, the portable terminal 11 or the telephone device 12 is also specified.

  Next, the time when an incoming call is received is authenticated using a technique such as a time stamp (S07), and a notification process indicating that the authentication has been successful is performed on the mobile terminal 11 or telephone device 12 that has performed the authentication. Perform (S08). In this case, notification or telephone notification by voice guidance may be used, or transmission may be performed to a mail address of user information set in advance using a mail function or the like.

  Next, it is determined whether the above-described content is information that can be disclosed (S09). If the information can be disclosed, the information can be browsed through the communication network 21 such as the Internet and the information is disclosed (S10). At the time of publication, user authentication may be performed so that only a specific user can browse.

  In addition, in the process of S09, if the document cannot be disclosed (NO in S09), a message indicating that the document cannot be disclosed is output to the target person (S11). Thereby, while improving confidentiality, provision of information to others can be prevented.

  After the process of S10 or S11 is completed or when there is no incoming call in the process of S05 (NO in S05), it is determined whether or not to end the process (S12), and when the process is not ended (NO in S12). Returning to S01, the subsequent processing is repeated. Further, when the process ends in S12 (YES in S12), the time management process ends.

As a result, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed. Further, by installing the program, the time management processing in the present invention can be easily realized by a general-purpose personal computer or the like.
<About S06>
Here, the process of S06 will be specifically described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the telephone number acquisition process (S06) in the present embodiment.

  In addition, in the process example of S06 shown in FIG. 5, it has shown about the case of the test start as an example. First, the test supervisor manages time management from the mobile terminal 11 (registered in the storage means 33) provided by the management system administrator or the like on the time management system 10 or from his own mobile terminal 11 managed by himself / herself. A call origination operation is performed to the CTI telephone number of the device 17. In addition, the call is finally received by the CTI function of the time management device 17 through the telephone line network 15 from the W-CDMA network 14 by the above-described transmission operation.

  When the time management device 17 detects an incoming call from the portable terminal 11 or the like according to the above-described procedure (S21), it reads the telephone number of the caller (S22), and then disconnects without connecting the line (S23). At this time, the subaddress may be read instead of the telephone number, or both may be read. Further, the time management device 17 reads the time from the internal clock function simultaneously with the incoming call described above (S24).

  Further, the time management device 17 searches the database 18 (S25), confirms whether the incoming caller's telephone number is a number possessed by the test supervisor (S26), and is the test supervisor's number correctly. Is confirmed (YES in S26), the fact that the test has been started and the incoming database 18 are recorded (S27). Note that the start of the test via the communication network 21 such as the Internet and the time may be disclosed by the Web server function of the time management device 17. If it is not the number of the test supervisor in the process of S26 (NO in S26), error processing such as storing the error information in a storage means such as a database and notifying the administrator or the like is performed (S28).

  Thereby, the test supervisor can confirm the test start information by the Internet access function of the portable terminal 11 such as the W-CDMA portable terminal possessed by the test supervisor. If there are a plurality of test venues, the supervisor can know the start time of each test venue. The above is the operation at the start of the test, but the same operation is performed at the end of the test. The following method can be considered for distinguishing the start and end of the test.

<How to distinguish start and end of time: Example 1>
In Example 1, for example, a scheduled start time and a scheduled end time are stored in advance in a database or the like, and compared with the time when an incoming call is received, it is determined which is the closer event.

<How to distinguish start and end of time: Example 2>
In Example 2, for example, two different subaddresses are prepared, and each is divided into a start address and an end address.

  The sub-address in this embodiment is an auxiliary address (number) that is used in addition to the original address (telephone number). The ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) line is used to identify the receiving device. The original meaning is used. To identify the ISDN line sub-address from multiple ISDN-compatible devices (telephone, FAX, TA (Terminal Adapter), etc.) connected to the DSU (Digital Service Unit; Termination Device) and receive the incoming call to that device It is prepared as an identification number.

  For the subaddress to be effective, both the receiving side and the calling side need to support the subaddress function. For example, the subaddress can be used on an ISDN line, a PHS line, a W-CDMA line, or the like. ing.

  When adding a sub-address when making a call from a W-CDMA mobile phone or ISDN phone, for example, when the other party's phone number is “03-2222-0000”, dial “032222000 * 0001” to make a call. As a result, the other party is notified of the caller's telephone number and the sub-address [0001].

  Therefore, in this embodiment, for example, if the start subaddress is set to “1” and the end subaddress is set to “2” and the subaddress is obtained at the time of incoming call, it is possible to distinguish between the start and end.

Note that sub addresses cannot be used from analog lines. In that case, for example, by preparing a plurality of lines in the time management device 17 on the receiving side and identifying which line has received the call, it is possible to distinguish the test start / end.

<How to distinguish start and end of time: Example 3>
In Example 3, for example, a two-line telephone call can be received at the CTI, and the telephone numbers are divided for start and end. The time management device 17 knows from which line the incoming call is received, so that the telephone number stored in advance is obtained. It is possible to distinguish between start and end by the correspondence of.
As described above, when the time management device 17 is used, recording is performed without human intervention such as time management, so that human errors such as recording errors can be eliminated. Furthermore, since it operates only with incoming calls without connecting a line, there is no cost for telephone calls. That is, the operation can be performed at a low cost.

<Example database>
Next, a database example in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a database in the present embodiment. In the example of FIG. 6, for example, a database related to “** national examination” (organizer: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, examination date: October 10, 2009) is shown.

  Here, the items of the time management database shown in FIG. 6 include, for example, “test site”, “test supervisor”, the mobile terminal 11 assigned to the test supervisor, or the telephone number of the telephone device 12 installed in the venue. A certain "phone number 1", the phone number of the mobile terminal owned by the test supervisor, "phone number 2", "mail address", "start time", "start OK", "end time", "end OK" ”,“ Accident occurrence information ”,“ time certification ”,“ additional information storage destination ”, and the like.

  Here, a plurality of numbers (two in the example of FIG. 6) are assigned to one test supervisor, so that a final communication can be made by radio or wire. The “mail address” is a mail address set in the portable terminal 11 possessed by the test supervisor. It can be used to transmit information that does not require immediacy, such as a notification indicating that time authentication has been completed.

  In addition, the accident in “accident occurrence” is a case where the start or end cannot be performed at the scheduled time due to a train delay, a disaster, or the like. The general supervisor who is set in advance can change the start time and end time by operating the database when there is a report of an accident. The test supervisor at each venue is notified from the portable terminal 11 or the telephone device 12 to that effect. It is also possible for the test supervisor to confirm that the change has been made by browsing the database contents via the Internet such as the Web using the portable terminal 11.

  When an accident occurs, it is recorded in the “Accident occurrence information” as “Time change available”, and the “Start time” and “End time” are times changed from preset scheduled times. Is recorded. In the example shown in FIG. 6, for example, when the start time of the Tokyo venue is delayed by 30 minutes from the scheduled time, the “start time” of the Tokyo venue is 9: 00 → 9: 30. Further, the “end time” is automatically changed from “12: 00 → 12: 30” with the change of the start time. If the change information of the end time is also notified, the “end time” is changed according to the notification content.

  In FIG. 6, “Time Proof” can set whether or not time information such as a time stamp is necessary for the recorded time. When “Time Proof” is “Yes”, A certification process such as a time stamp or electronic notary service is performed, and the authentication information is also recorded. Thereby, according to the importance of information, the certainty of proofs, such as time, can be changed and managed.

  The “additional information storage destination” records the storage destination of information (for example, voice information, mail document, etc.) to be stored together with the time information (for example, “C: \ My Document \ additional information”).

<Application example 1>
Next, another example in the present embodiment will be described. For example, in the present embodiment, the telephone terminal used for outgoing calls is not limited to W-CDMA but also a conventional 2G telephone terminal, and a completely similar system can be constructed. Further, even if a wired telephone using a public telephone network (PSTN) is used, a completely similar system is possible.

<Application example 2>
The time management device 17 notifies the user of acceptance by using the CTI function. That is, when the test supervisor makes a call to the time management device 17, the time management device 17 connects the line and sends out a voice signal such as “X hours and Y minutes have been received” by synthesized speech. The supervisor hears the sound and confirms that it has been accepted. In this case, since it is necessary to eliminate incoming calls from unrelated other persons, it is decided that the mobile phone should make a call with a sub-address, and the time management device 17 will immediately receive a call other than “incoming call with a sub-address from the mobile phone number”. Try to cut. However, incoming calls from landlines are valid, and incoming calls are played and the received voice is played.
<Application example 3>
Further, in the present embodiment described above, an example of time authentication applied at a test venue or the like has been shown as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied in other industries. For example, when used in the insurance industry, the present invention can be applied in the sense of authenticating the time of occurrence.

  Specifically, as an effective use method in the industry where there may be a critical case at the time of occurrence, such as when an accident occurs just before the insurance expires, a function that can leave a message in the time management device 17 (and it cannot be deleted) Can be considered. For example, when an incident occurs, a call is made to the time management device 17 to speak verbally what happened, and a record is made by the recording function of the time management device 17. As a result, it is possible to avoid a problem in handling a case that occurred just before the insurance expired.

  As described above, according to the present invention, accurate time management and time certification can be comprehensively managed. The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications, within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims, It can be changed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Time management system 11 Portable terminal 12 Telephone apparatus 13 Base station 14 W-CDMA network 15 Telephone line network 16 Switching apparatus 17 Time management apparatus 18 Database 19 GPS receiver 20 Satellite 21 Network network 22 Time server 23 Atomic clock 24 General management Device 31 Input means 32 Output means 33 Accumulation means 34 Time calibration means 35 Time information acquisition means 36 Time information authorization means 37 Time information notification means 38 Time information control means 39 Disclosure means 40 Transmission / reception means 41 Control means 51 Input device 52 Output device 53 Drive device 54 Auxiliary storage device 55 Memory device 56 CPU
57 Network connection device 58 Recording medium

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In the time management device that performs certification and management based on the standard time for the information obtained from the target person,
Time calibration means for calibrating the time information stored in advance at a predetermined timing;
Time information acquisition means for acquiring time information by an incoming call from a telephone terminal possessed by the target person;
Time information certifying means for authenticating that the time information obtained by the time information obtaining means and the additional information corresponding to the time information have not been changed from the time when the incoming call arrived from the telephone terminal ; ,
Accumulating means for accumulating information authorized by the time information authorizing means ;
When a change occurs in the time to be managed, the time change control means for changing the preset time in the storage means and notifying the target person of the changed time,
The time change control means performs error processing when the time information obtained from the time information acquisition means does not correspond to the changed time after notifying the changed time or the target A time management apparatus that notifies the changed time again to a person.   A notification means for calling the telephone terminal and notifying by voice guidance recorded in advance in order to notify the subject that the time information recognition means has been authorized. The time management apparatus according to 1. The notification means includes
The time management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a notification is made in text using a mail function of the telephone terminal . Time management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it has a public means for publishing the information stored in said storage means. In the time management method for performing certification and management based on the standard time for the information obtained from the subject person,
A time calibration step for performing calibration at a predetermined timing for the time information stored in advance;
A time information acquisition step of acquiring time information by an incoming call from a telephone terminal possessed by the target person;
A time information authorization step for authenticating that the time information obtained by the time information acquisition step and the additional information corresponding to the time information have not been changed from the time when the incoming call arrived from the telephone terminal ; ,
An accumulating step for accumulating the information authorized by the time information authorizing step in an accumulating means;
When a change occurs in the time to be managed, a time change control step for changing the preset time in the storage means and notifying the target person of the changed time,
The time change control step performs error processing when the time information obtained from the time information acquisition step does not correspond to the changed time after notifying the changed time or the target A time management method characterized by notifying a person again of the changed time. The notification step of making a call to the telephone terminal and notifying by a pre-recorded voice guidance in order to notify the subject that the time information authentication step has been approved. 5. The time management method according to 5 . The notification step includes
The time management method according to claim 6 , wherein the notification is made in text using a mail function of the telephone terminal . The time management method according to claim 5, further comprising a disclosure step of disclosing the information accumulated in the accumulation step. In the time management program for proof and management based on the standard time for the information obtained from the subject person,
Computer
Time calibrating means for calibrating the time information stored in advance at a predetermined timing;
Time information acquisition means for acquiring time information by an incoming call from a telephone terminal possessed by the target person;
Time information authorization means for authenticating that the time information obtained by the time information acquisition means and the additional information corresponding to the time information are not changed from the time when the incoming call from the telephone terminal has not been made;
Accumulating means for accumulating information authorized by the time information authorizing means , and
When a change occurs in the time to be managed, the time set in advance in the storage unit is changed, and the target person is caused to function as a time change control unit that notifies the changed time ,
The time change control means performs error processing when the time information obtained from the time information acquisition means does not correspond to the changed time after notifying the changed time or the target A time management program for notifying a person again of the changed time. A notification means for calling the telephone terminal and notifying by voice guidance recorded in advance in order to notify the subject that the time information recognition means has been authorized. 9. The time management program according to 9 . The notification means includes
The time management program according to claim 10 , wherein a notification is made in text using a mail function of the telephone terminal . The time management program according to any one of claims 9 to 11 , further comprising disclosure means for disclosing information stored in the storage means.

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