JP5840057B2 - Information terminal management system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for managing information terminals based on presence information.

  In recent years, with the increasing interest in energy saving and security, the introduction of systems that control equipment based on user presence information has increased, and methods for controlling equipment in free-address offices have also been proposed. Yes. For example, in the energy-saving cooperation system disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the presence information is acquired from the database of the presence management system, and a part of the equipment where the user is not present is detected based on the acquired presence information. By transmitting control information based on the detection result to the control system, unnecessary equipment is switched off where the user is not.

  However, in the control system based on presence information, since the presence information is obtained based on the connection information from the information terminal to the device such as the network switch, the connection information to the device such as the network switch and the connection terminal There is a problem in that the work load increases because it is necessary to associate with the installation location in advance.

  Therefore, a method for facilitating the work of associating the connection information to the device with the installation location of the connection terminal has been proposed. For example, in the seat display server device disclosed in Patent Literature 2, the floor map is created by editing the arrangement of the seats on the floor, the port of the network relay device used on the floor is registered, and the seat on the floor map And a floor map in which a seat and a port are associated with each other are stored and are also presented to the user in an editable manner.

JP 2010-098401 A JP 2011-170725 A

  However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 described above, it is necessary for a person to perform an operation of associating connection information to a device such as a network switch with an installation location of a connected information terminal, and a floor layout is reduced. There is a problem that the above-described association work is required every time the change is made.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to manage an information terminal in accordance with the use state of a user without requiring preparations such as associating the installation location of the information terminal. And

An information terminal management system according to the present invention includes a personal authentication unit that authenticates a user, a moving object tracking unit that detects a moving object from a video obtained by imaging a predetermined area including a peripheral area of the personal authentication unit, and tracks the movement of the detected moving object; A personal position information acquisition unit that associates a user authenticated by the personal authentication unit with a moving object detected by the moving object tracking unit, and acquires identification information and position information of the user associated with the moving object; When the login process is executed for the information terminal located, the login information acquisition unit that acquires the login ID and network information in the login process, the user identification information acquired by the personal position information acquisition unit, and the login information The user ID acquired by the personal location information acquisition unit is a login process performed by a user that matches the login ID acquired by the acquisition unit and is associated with a moving object. Based on the position information and network information login information acquisition unit has acquired the The, the position of the user during login processing, and an information terminal using state acquisition unit that acquires a position of use of the information terminal, personal position information acquisition unit login The state detection unit that detects whether or not the user position information acquired after the process execution matches the use position of the information terminal acquired by the information terminal use state acquisition unit, the state detection unit detects the user position information, and information An information terminal management unit that controls the information terminal when it is detected that the use position of the terminal does not match is provided.

  According to the present invention, the information terminal can be controlled in accordance with the use state of the user without setting the installation location of the information terminal in advance.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information terminal management system in Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information terminal management system according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the acquisition information of each structure of the information terminal management system by Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of application of the information terminal management system by Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an information terminal management system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the information terminal management system according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the acquisition information of each structure of the information terminal management system by Embodiment 2. FIG.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information terminal management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an information terminal management system 100 includes a personal authentication device (personal authentication unit) 1, a camera (imaging unit) 2, a moving body tracking unit 3, a personal location information acquisition unit 4, an information terminal 5, a login information acquisition unit 6, The information terminal use position information acquisition unit (information terminal use state acquisition unit) 7, the absence detection unit (state detection unit) 8, and the information terminal management unit 9 are configured.
The personal authentication device 1 is an authentication device that performs personal authentication of a user. Various methods of personal authentication by the personal authentication device 1 can be applied, and examples include ID card reading, biometric authentication, and face authentication based on the captured image of the camera 2. The camera 2 is an image pickup unit that picks up an image around a place where the user performs a personal authentication operation using the personal authentication device 1. Although FIG. 2 shows a configuration in which the information terminal management system 100 includes the camera 2, the information terminal management system 100 may be configured to acquire video captured by an external imaging unit and use the video in the information terminal management system 100.

  The moving object tracking unit 3 detects a moving object from the video imaged by the camera 2, and tracks the detected movement of the moving object to generate moving object position information. The personal position information acquisition unit 4 links the personal ID (identification information) of the user acquired by the personal authentication device 1 at the time of personal authentication and the moving object detected from the video imaged at the time of personal authentication, and the position of the linked moving object. As the personal location information of the user. The imaging process of the camera 2 and the moving object detection and tracking of the moving object tracking unit 3 are continuously performed, and the captured image and the moving object detection information are continuously or at predetermined time intervals. Is input.

  The information terminal 5 is a terminal such as a PC installed in an area managed by the information terminal management system 100. When the user performs login processing on the information terminal 5, the login information acquisition unit 6 acquires login information including a login ID and network information such as an IP address used for communication by the information terminal 5 subjected to the login processing. The information terminal use location information acquisition unit 7 acquires the personal location information from the personal location information acquisition unit 4 and the login information from the login information acquisition unit 6, and collates the personal ID of the personal location information with the login ID of the login information. When the login process is performed by the user associated with the moving object in the personal position information acquisition unit 4, the position of the user at the time of login is acquired as the information terminal use position.

  The absence detection unit 8 acquires the personal position information from the personal position information acquisition unit 4 and the information terminal use position information from the information terminal use position information acquisition unit 7, and the position of the user indicated by the personal position information is the information terminal 5. It is detected whether it is away from the use position. When the user leaves the use position, the absence detection information is generated and output. The information terminal management unit 9 outputs a security control instruction, for example, a control instruction such as screen lock or logoff, to the information terminal 5 based on the absence detection information input from the absence detection unit 8.

Next, the operation of the information terminal management system of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information terminal management system of the first embodiment. In the following description, an individual who enters the area managed by the information terminal management system 100 is referred to as a user.
When the user performs an authentication operation on the personal authentication device 1 (step ST1), the personal authentication device 1 authenticates the user and acquires the user's personal ID (step ST2). The moving object tracking unit 3 detects a moving object from the video imaged by the camera 2 and tracks the movement of the detected moving object (step ST3). The personal position information acquisition unit 4 links the personal ID acquired in step ST2 and the moving object detected in step ST3, and acquires the position of the linked moving object as the personal position information of the user (step ST4). .

  Next, when the user performs a login process on the information terminal 5 (step ST5), the login information acquisition unit 6 receives a login ID from the information terminal 5 and a network such as an IP address used for communication by the information terminal 5 subjected to the login process. Login information including connection information is acquired (step ST6). The information terminal use position information acquisition unit 7 acquires and collates the personal ID included in the personal position information acquired in step ST4 and the login ID included in the login information acquired in step ST6. When the login process is performed by the user associated with the information terminal, the position of the user at the time of login is used as the position where the user uses the information terminal 5 to obtain information terminal use position information (step ST7).

  Based on the personal location information acquired in step ST4 and the information terminal use location information obtained in step ST7, the absence detection unit 8 matches the user location information and the use location information of the information terminal. It is determined whether or not the user is away from the use position of the information terminal 5 (step ST8). When the position information of the user matches the use position information of the information terminal 5 (step ST8; YES), the absence detection unit 8 determines that the user is not away from the use position of the information terminal 5, and acquires personal position information. The personal position information is acquired again from the unit 4 to update the user's position information (step ST9), and the process returns to the determination process of step ST8. In the update process in step ST9, various timings for performing the process can be set, such as re-acquisition of personal position information after a preset time has elapsed.

  On the other hand, when the position information of the user does not match the use position information of the information terminal 5 (step ST8; NO), the absence detection unit 8 determines that the user is away from the use position of the information terminal 5, and The absence detection information indicating the fact is output to the information terminal management unit 9 (step ST10). When the absence detection information is input in step ST10, the information terminal management unit 9 outputs a control instruction such as screen lock and logoff to the information terminal 5 using the network connection information included in the login information ( Step ST11), the process ends.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing information acquired by each component in the processing operation of the information terminal management system shown in the flowchart of FIG.
The information acquired by the personal authentication device 1 in step ST2 is a personal ID. Information acquired by the moving object tracking unit 3 in step ST3 is moving object position information. The information acquired by the personal location information acquisition unit 4 in step ST4 is personal location information, and the personal location information includes a personal ID and location information. The information acquired by the login information acquisition unit 6 in step ST6 is login information, and the login information includes a login ID and network connection information.

  Information acquired by the information terminal use position information acquisition unit 7 in step ST7 is information terminal use position information, and the information terminal use position information includes a personal ID, a login ID, position information at the time of login, and network connection information. . The information acquired by the absence detection unit 8 in step ST9 is absence detection information, and the absence detection information includes personal position information and information terminal use position information. Although there is no information newly acquired by the information terminal management unit 9 in step ST10, the login status of the information terminal 5 may be acquired for re-login.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an application example of the information terminal management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 4, one floor is set as the management target area P, the personal authentication device 1 is arranged at the entrance of the management target area P, and one camera 2 is arranged at each of four locations of the management target area P. In addition, four PCs that are information terminals 5 are arranged near the center of the management target area P (PC5a, PC5b, PC5c, PC5d). With reference to FIG. 4, a processing example will be described in which the user A enters the floor as a visitor, performs login processing on the PC 5 a, then leaves the PC 5 a and moves to the conference desk B. The description will be divided into the room entry operation, the login operation, and the leaving operation along the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, a room entry operation corresponding to the processing from step ST1 to step ST4 will be described.
When the user A executes an authentication operation and enters the management target area P using the personal authentication device 1 provided near the entrance of the management target area P imaged by the camera 2a, the personal authentication device 1 has the personal ID “ A ”is acquired. Further, the moving object tracking unit 3 detects and tracks the moving object from the video image of the user A. The personal location information acquisition unit 4 associates the personal ID “A” with the detected moving object, and acquires personal location information including the personal ID and location information of the user A.

Next, a login operation corresponding to the processing from step ST5 to step ST7 will be described.
The user A passes the vicinity of the camera 2b from the entrance of the management target area P and sits in front of the PC 5a (path X shown in FIG. 4), and executes login processing. The movement of the user A is always imaged by, for example, three cameras 2b, 2c, and 2d, and the captured image is input to the personal position information acquisition unit 4 via the moving body tracking unit 3, and the personal position information acquisition unit 4 User A's personal location information has been updated. In this state, when the user A logs in to the PC 5a, the login information acquisition unit 6 acquires login information including a login ID and network connection information. The information terminal use position information acquisition unit 7 collates the personal ID and the login ID, and when the login process is performed by the user associated with the moving object in the personal position information acquisition unit 4, the position of the user A at the time of login is the information terminal. Use position.

Next, a description will be given of the separation operation corresponding to the processing of steps ST8, ST10, and ST11.
The user A moves away from the seating position of the PC 5a to the conference desk B (path Y shown in FIG. 4). The movement of the user A is imaged by the cameras 2b, 2c, and 2d, followed by the moving object tracking unit 3, and the personal position information of the user A is updated by the personal position information acquisition unit 4. The absence detection unit 8 determines that the position information of the user and the use position information of the information terminal 5a do not match, and outputs the absence detection information to the information terminal management unit 9. The information terminal management unit 9 outputs a screen lock control instruction to the PC 5a.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the moving object tracking unit 3 that detects and tracks a moving object from a captured image, and the personal position that acquires the personal position information that associates the personal ID and the moving object at the time of personal authentication. The user is separated from the information acquisition unit 4, the information terminal use position information acquisition unit 7 that acquires the information terminal use position information by collating the personal position information and the login information, and the personal position information and the information terminal use position information. Since it is configured to include the absence detection unit 8 that detects the seat and the information terminal management unit 9 that manages the information terminal 5 based on the detection information of the absence detection unit 8, the position information of the user is continued. In an environment where it is not determined in advance who uses which information terminal, such as a free address office or factory, by acquiring the information and using the position when the user logs in as the information terminal usage position. Also, without having to set the location of the information terminal in advance, it is possible to carry out the management of the information terminal in accordance with the awareness.

  In the above-described first embodiment, as shown in steps ST2 to ST6, the configuration in which processing is performed in the order of personal authentication, moving object tracking, and login information acquisition has been described. However, personal authentication, moving object tracking, and login are performed. You may stand by so that information acquisition can always be performed. In this case, there is a possibility that the moving object tracking is performed prior to the personal authentication, but it is only necessary to recognize the moving object located in the area for personal authentication at the time of personal authentication, and it can be realized by a method such as collating with a time stamp. .

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment described above, the configuration is shown in which the information terminal is controlled when the user leaves the seat. However, in the second embodiment, the information terminal when the user is not present and the information terminal is not used. The structure which controls a terminal is shown.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information terminal management system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Instead of the information terminal use position information acquisition unit 7 and the absence detection unit 8 of the information terminal management system 100 shown in the first embodiment, the individual direction recognition unit 10, the information terminal use direction information acquisition unit 11, and the visual direction deviation detection Part (state detection part) 12 is provided. In the following description, the same or corresponding parts as those of the information terminal management system 100 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those used in the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified. .

  The personal direction recognition unit 10 recognizes the orientation of the user's face (hereinafter referred to as the viewing direction) from which the personal position information acquisition unit 4 acquires position information from the captured image of the camera 2, and stores the personal direction information. get. The information terminal use direction information acquisition unit 11 acquires the personal ID of the personal position information acquired by the personal position information acquisition unit 4, the personal ID of the personal direction information acquired by the personal direction recognition unit 10, and the login information acquisition unit 6. The login ID of the login information thus obtained is collated, and information terminal use direction information is obtained with the face orientation of the user at the time of login as the face orientation when the information terminal 5 is used.

  The visual direction deviation detection unit 12 compares the user's visual direction of the personal direction information acquired by the personal direction recognition unit 10 with the user's visual direction when using the information terminal 5 acquired by the information terminal use direction information acquisition unit 11. Then, it is detected whether or not they match. If the viewing directions do not match, the viewing direction deviation information is generated and output. The information terminal management unit 9 outputs a security control instruction, for example, a control instruction such as screen lock or logoff, to the information terminal 5 based on the viewing direction deviation information input from the viewing direction deviation detection unit 12.

  Next, the processing operation of the information terminal management system of Embodiment 2 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information terminal management system according to the second embodiment. In the following description, an individual who enters the area managed by the information terminal management system 100 is referred to as a user. In the following, the same steps as those in the information terminal management system 100 according to Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those used in FIG. 2, and the description thereof is omitted or simplified.

  When the user performs an authentication operation on the personal authentication device 1 (step ST1), the personal authentication device 1 authenticates the user and acquires a personal ID (step ST2), and the moving object tracking unit 3 detects the moving object and moves. (Step ST3), and the personal position information acquisition unit 4 acquires the user's personal position information (step ST4). The personal direction recognition unit 10 recognizes the user's viewing direction from the video captured by the camera 2 and acquires it as personal direction information (step ST21).

  Next, when the user executes login processing on the information terminal 5 (step ST5), the login information acquisition unit 6 acquires login information from the information terminal 5 (step ST6). The information terminal use direction information acquisition unit 11 collates the personal ID of the personal location information acquired in step ST4, the personal ID of the personal direction information acquired in step ST21, and the login ID of the login information acquired in step ST6. When the personal location information acquisition unit 4 is a login process by a user associated with a moving object, information terminal use direction information in which the user's viewing direction at the time of login is the viewing direction when the user uses the information terminal 5 is used. Is acquired (step ST22).

  Based on the personal direction information acquired in step ST21 and the information terminal usage direction information acquired in step ST22, the visual direction deviation detection unit 12 determines whether the current viewing direction of the user matches the information terminal usage direction. It is determined whether or not the user's line of sight has deviated from the direction of use of the information terminal 5 (step ST23). If the user's current viewing direction matches the information terminal usage direction (step ST23; YES), the viewing direction deviation detection unit 12 determines that the user is using the information terminal 5, and the personal direction recognition unit 10 again. The personal direction information is acquired to update the user's viewing direction (step ST24), and the process returns to the determination process of step ST23. In the update process of step ST24, various timings can be set such as re-acquiring personal direction information after a preset time has elapsed.

  On the other hand, when the user's viewing direction does not match the information terminal usage direction (step ST23; NO), the viewing direction deviation detection unit 12 determines that the user is not using the information terminal 5, and the information terminal 5 is not used. Is output to the information terminal management unit 9 (step ST25). When the viewing direction deviation information is input in step ST25, the information terminal management unit 9 outputs a control instruction such as screen lock or logoff to the information terminal 5 using the network connection information included in the login information ( Step ST26), the process ends.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing information acquired by each component in the processing operation of the information terminal management system shown in the flowchart of FIG. Note that a description of steps for performing the same processing as in the first embodiment will be omitted.
The information acquired by the personal direction recognition unit 10 in step ST21 is personal location information, and the personal location information includes a personal ID and location information. Information acquired by the information terminal use direction information acquisition unit 11 in step ST22 is information terminal use direction information, and the information terminal use direction information includes a personal ID, a login ID, a viewing direction during login, and network connection information. . The information acquired by the visual direction deviation detection unit 12 in step ST25 is visual direction deviation information, and the visual direction deviation information includes personal direction information and information terminal use direction information. There is no information newly acquired by the information terminal management unit 9 in step ST26, but it may be configured to acquire the login status of the information terminal 5 for re-login.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the personal direction recognition unit 10 that recognizes the user's viewing direction is collated with the personal position information, the personal direction information, and the login information to obtain information terminal use direction information. Information terminal usage direction information acquisition unit 11 and a visual direction deviation detection unit 12 that detects the usage status of the information terminal 5 of the user from the personal direction information and the information terminal usage direction information. Even in an environment where it is not decided in advance who uses which information terminal such as an office or factory, the information terminal detected based on the viewing direction without setting the information terminal installation location in advance. Information terminals can be managed in accordance with usage conditions.

  In the second embodiment described above, as shown in steps ST2 to ST6, the configuration in which processing is performed in the order of personal authentication, moving body tracking, and login information acquisition has been described. However, personal authentication, moving body tracking, and login are performed. You may stand by so that information acquisition can always be performed. In this case, there is a possibility that the moving object tracking is performed prior to the personal authentication, but it is only necessary to recognize the moving object located in the area for personal authentication at the time of personal authentication, and it can be realized by a method such as collating with a time stamp. .

  Moreover, in Embodiment 2 mentioned above, the structure which recognizes the direction of a user's face as a user's visual recognition direction was shown, However, The direction of a user's body is recognized as a visual recognition direction, and the direction of a user's body is preset. If the information terminal 5 deviates from the direction of use, the information terminal 5 may not be used and the information terminal 5 may be screen-locked or logged off. Thus, if it is the information which detects whether the user is using the information terminal 5, it can change variously instead of the direction of a face and the direction of a body.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the number of cameras may be any number. When a floor is monitored by a plurality of cameras, images captured by the plurality of cameras are used. What is necessary is just to comprise so that a moving body may be detected and tracked.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the configuration in which the security control instruction is output to the information terminal 5 has been described. However, the power saving control instruction, for example, the control instruction to turn off the information terminal 5 is used. May be output.

  In the present invention, within the scope of the invention, any combination of the embodiments, or any modification of any component in each embodiment, or omission of any component in each embodiment is possible. .

  1 personal authentication device, 2 camera, 3 moving object tracking unit, 4 personal location information acquisition unit, 5 information terminal, 6 login information acquisition unit, 7 information terminal use location information acquisition unit, 8 absence detection unit, 9 information terminal management unit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Personal direction recognition part, 11 Information terminal use direction information acquisition part, 12 Visual direction deviation detection part, 100 Information terminal management system.

Claims (4)

A personal authentication unit for authenticating the user;
A moving object tracking unit that detects a moving object from an image obtained by imaging a predetermined area including the peripheral area of the personal authentication unit, and tracks the movement of the detected moving object;
A personal position information acquisition unit that associates the user authenticated by the personal authentication unit with the moving object detected by the moving object tracking unit, and acquires identification information and position information of the user associated with the moving object;
When a login process is executed for an information terminal located in the predetermined area, a login information acquisition unit that acquires a login ID and network information in the login process;
When it is a login process by the user that collates the identification information of the user acquired by the personal position information acquisition unit with the login ID acquired by the login information acquisition unit and associates with the moving object, the personal position information Information terminal usage status acquisition for acquiring the user location as the usage location of the information terminal based on the location information of the user acquired by the acquisition unit and the network information acquired by the login information acquisition unit And
A state detection unit that detects whether or not the position information of the user acquired by the personal position information acquisition unit after execution of the login process matches the use position of the information terminal acquired by the information terminal use state acquisition unit; ,
An information terminal management system comprising: an information terminal management unit that controls the information terminal when the state detection unit detects that the position information of the user does not match the use position of the information terminal. A personal authentication unit for authenticating the user;
A moving object tracking unit that detects a moving object from an image obtained by imaging a predetermined area including the peripheral area of the personal authentication unit, and tracks the movement of the detected moving object;
A personal position information acquisition unit that associates the user authenticated by the personal authentication unit with the moving object detected by the moving object tracking unit, and acquires identification information and position information of the user associated with the moving object;
A personal direction recognition unit for recognizing the user's viewing direction from the captured video;
When a login process is executed for an information terminal located in the predetermined area, a login information acquisition unit that acquires a login ID and network information in the login process;
When the user identification information acquired by the personal location information acquisition unit and the login ID acquired by the login information acquisition unit are collated and the login process is performed by the user associated with the moving object, the personal direction recognition is performed. parts is based on the viewing side leaps and the network information login information acquisition unit acquires the user acquired during the login process obtains the viewing direction of the user during the login process, as the use direction of the information terminal An information terminal usage state acquisition unit to perform,
And viewing direction of the user is pre-Symbol personal information recognizing unit acquired after the login processing executed, a state detection unit for the use direction of the information terminal by the information terminal use state acquisition unit has acquired detects whether matches ,
Information terminal management system comprising the viewing direction of the state detection unit is the user, if the use direction of the information terminal detects that there is no matching, the information terminal managing unit that controls the information terminal. The personal direction recognition unit and the information terminal use state acquisition unit determine the viewing direction of the user and the use direction of the information terminal based on the orientation of the user's face or the body of the user,
The information terminal management system according to claim 2 , wherein the state detection unit detects whether the orientation of the user's face or the orientation of the user's body matches. The information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the information terminal management unit performs security control on the information terminal based on a detection result of the state detection unit. Management system.

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