JP7361272B2 - Space proposal system and space proposal method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a space proposal system and a space proposal method.

Conventionally, techniques have been proposed to improve work efficiency. Patent Document 1 discloses a work management/support method that can improve the work efficiency of employees working at production sites, medical welfare sites, etc.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2000-354943

Incidentally, in recent years, various proposals regarding work styles have been made. For example, ABW (Activity Based Working) has been proposed as a work style in which a person chooses a place to work according to the content of the work. In order to improve the efficiency of employees' work while adopting a working style in which employees change their work locations as appropriate, as in ABW, it is necessary to improve the working environment.

The present invention provides a space proposal system and a space proposal method that can support improvement of the work environment.

A space proposal system according to one aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires environmental information in an indoor space, a concept acquisition unit that acquires a work concept for work to be performed in the indoor space, and a space proposal system that is based on the acquired environmental information. and an output unit that outputs information indicating another work concept that is more suitable for the indoor space than the acquired work concept.

A space proposal method according to an aspect of the present invention is a space proposal method executed by a computer, which acquires environmental information in an indoor space, acquires a work concept for a work to be performed in the indoor space, and Based on the environmental information, information indicating another work concept that is more suitable for the indoor space than the acquired work concept is output.

A program according to one aspect of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the space proposal method.

According to the present invention, a space proposal system and a space proposal method that can support improvement of the work environment are realized.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an indoor space that is a target of a space proposal system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the space proposal system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a work concept. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an operation example of the space proposal system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a plurality of work concepts and their judgment criteria information stored in the storage unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image indicating that the work concept is suitable for an indoor space. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image showing a work concept more suitable for indoor space.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiments described below are all inclusive or specific examples. The numerical values, shapes, materials, components, arrangement positions and connection forms of the components, steps, order of steps, etc. shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and do not limit the present invention. Further, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims will be described as arbitrary constituent elements.

Note that each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily strictly illustrated. Furthermore, in each figure, substantially the same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping explanations may be omitted or simplified.

(Embodiment)
[Configuration of space proposal system]
First, the configuration of the space proposal system according to the embodiment will be explained. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an indoor space that is a target of a space proposal system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the space proposal system according to the embodiment.

The space proposal system 10 according to the embodiment determines what kind of work concept an indoor space 30 such as an office is suitable for, or how to make the indoor space 30 a space suitable for a desired work concept. This system proposes to the office manager or supervisor (hereinafter referred to as manager, etc.) what measures should be taken.

The work concept is information indicating an outline of work that may be performed in the indoor space 30, or in other words, information indicating the work use of the indoor space 30. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a work concept.

As shown in Figure 3, examples of work concepts include individual concentration, individual relaxation, co-working, dialogue/discussion, multiple-person work, idea generation, knowledge sharing, multiple-person relaxation (communication), and specialized work. Ru.

Personal concentration is a work concept that refers to work that requires concentration without interruptions such as conversations. Personal relaxation is a work concept that refers to work that involves taking time away from work to refresh. Co-working is a work concept that describes work that involves short interruptions to answer questions from those around you. Dialogue/discussion is a work concept that refers to work in which a conversation or discussion with one or more colleagues takes place.

Multi-person work is a work concept that refers to work in close cooperation with multiple colleagues. Idea generation is a work concept that refers to the work of collaborating in a group of three or more people to generate new ideas. Knowledge sharing is a work concept that refers to knowledge sharing work performed in groups of three or more people. Multi-person relaxation is a work concept that refers to work that involves taking time away from work to refresh and socialize with colleagues. Specialized work is a work concept that refers to specialized work that requires special equipment.

If the space proposal system 10 makes a proposal as to what kind of work concept the indoor space 30 is suitable for, the administrator etc. can change the work to be performed in the indoor space 30 (the use of the indoor space 30). . For example, the administrator, etc., changes the indoor space 30 used for desk work (corresponding to the work concept of individual concentration) to a rest room (corresponds to the work concept of relaxing for multiple people) in accordance with the proposal of the space proposal system 10. can do.

Furthermore, if the space proposal system 10 suggests what measures should be taken to make the indoor space 30 a space suitable for the desired work concept, the manager etc. can make the indoor space 30 suitable for the desired work concept. You can get closer to the space that is suitable for you.

As shown in FIG. 2, the space proposal system 10 specifically includes an operation reception section 11, a communication section 12, an information processing section 13, a display section 14, and a storage section 15. Further, in FIG. 2, the environmental information measuring section 21 is also illustrated. The space proposal system 10 may further include an environmental information measurement section 21.

The operation reception unit 11 accepts operations from an office administrator or the like. The operation reception unit 11 is realized by a touch panel, hardware buttons, and the like.

The communication unit 12 is a communication circuit (in other words, a communication module) for the space proposal system 10 to communicate with other devices or systems. Specifically, the communication unit 12 communicates with the environmental information measurement unit 21 . The communication unit 12 performs, for example, wireless communication, but may also perform wired communication. The communication standard for communication performed by the communication unit 12 is not particularly limited.

The information processing unit 13 performs information processing for making the above-mentioned proposal to the administrator and the like. Specifically, the information processing section 13 includes an acquisition section 16 , a concept acquisition section 17 , a specification section 18 , and an output section 19 . The functions of these components will be described later.

The display unit 14 displays images based on information output from the output unit 19. The display unit 14 is realized by, for example, a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel.

The storage unit 15 is a storage device that stores a program for the information processing unit 13 to execute information processing, various information necessary for the information processing (for example, determination criterion information to be described later), and the like. The storage unit 15 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory.

The environmental information measuring unit 21 measures environmental information in the indoor space 30 when a user (in other words, a worker) is working in the indoor space 30 . Environmental information includes light environment (illuminance and color temperature, etc.), sound environment (noise level, etc.), acoustics, airflow (airflow direction and strength, etc.), air quality (temperature, humidity, particulate concentration, _CO2 concentration, and , smell, etc.). Specific examples of the environmental information measurement unit 21 include an illuminance sensor, a camera, a microphone, an airflow sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a particulate concentration sensor, a CO ₂ concentration sensor, or an odor sensor.

Note that the environmental information is not limited to that obtained by sensing, and includes, for example, information indicating the degree of greening and the layout of plants in the indoor space 30, the quantity, type, and amount of furniture located in the indoor space 30. Information indicating the layout, information indicating the size and floor plan of the indoor space 30, information indicating the IT (Information Technology) environment, etc. may be included. Specifically, the information indicating the IT environment is information indicating the LAN (Local Area Network) environment, the quantity, type, layout, etc. of OA (Office Automation) devices such as copy machines. Environmental information that cannot be obtained through sensing is manually input to the acquisition section 16 by the operation reception section 11 accepting an operation from an administrator or the like. Environmental information that can be obtained through sensing may be manually input to the acquisition unit 16 by the operation reception unit 11 accepting an operation from an administrator or the like.

[Operation example]
Next, an example of the operation of the space proposal system 10 will be explained. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an example of the operation of the space proposal system 10.

First, the acquisition unit 16 acquires environmental information in the indoor space 30 when the user is working in the indoor space 30 (S11). The acquisition unit 16 acquires, for example, environmental information from the environmental information measurement unit 21 via the communication unit 12. The acquisition unit 16 stores the acquired environmental information in the storage unit 15 (S12). At least one of the environmental information listed above may be acquired and stored.

Similarly, in parallel with the processing in steps S11 and S12, the concept acquisition unit 17 acquires the work concept of the work that the user is doing in the indoor space 30 (S13). For example, when a user is working at a desk, the work concept is individual concentration. Therefore, the administrator or the like performs an operation to input a work concept into the operation reception unit 11. When the operation reception unit 11 receives an operation from an administrator or the like, information indicating a work concept (in this case, information indicating that the work concept is individual concentration) is input to the concept acquisition unit 17. Information indicating the work concept is stored in the storage unit 15 as input information, for example.

Here, a plurality of work concepts (in other words, work concept selection candidates) that may be input to the concept acquisition unit 17 in step S13 are stored in the storage unit 15 in association with determination information. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a plurality of work concepts and their judgment criteria information stored in the storage unit 15.

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the plurality of work concepts is stored in the storage unit 15 in association with criterion information including the permissible range of environmental information for the work concept. In the example of FIG. 5, an upper limit value and a lower limit value are defined as the allowable range, but only one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value may be defined.

Note that each of the plurality of work concepts is also linked to a standard value (in other words, an ideal value) of the environmental information for the work concept. The criterion information and the standard value are determined empirically or experimentally in advance and stored in the storage unit 15.

After step S13, the output unit 19 determines that the work concept acquired in step S13 is suitable for the indoor space 30, based on the environmental information acquired in step S11 and the criterion information stored in the storage unit 15. It is determined whether or not it is (S14).

For example, when all of the environmental information acquired in step S11 is within the tolerance range associated with the work concept acquired in step S13, the output unit 19 outputs the information that the work concept acquired in step S13 is indoor space. It is judged that it is suitable for 30 years. Further, the output unit 19 determines that the work concept acquired in step S13 is not suitable for the indoor space 30 if at least one of the environmental information acquired in step S11 is not within the allowable range. Note that such a determination method is just an example. The determination in step S14 may be made, for example, based on whether or not the number of items within the permissible range among the environmental information acquired in step S11 is a certain number or more.

If the output unit 19 determines that the work concept is suitable for the indoor space 30 (S14: Yes), it outputs information indicating that the work concept is suitable for the indoor space 30 (S15). The display unit 14 acquires the output information and displays an image as shown in FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an image showing that the work concept is suitable for the indoor space 30.

On the other hand, if the output unit 19 determines that the work concept is not suitable for the indoor space 30 (No in S14), the output unit 19 stores a work concept that is more suitable for the indoor space 30 than the work concept acquired in step S13 in the storage unit 15. A selection is made from among the plurality of stored work concepts (S16).

Specifically, the output unit 19 calculates an evaluation value indicating the degree of compatibility between each of the plurality of work concepts stored in the storage unit 15 and the indoor space 30. For example, let the standard values of n types (n: natural number) of the environmental information of the work concept to be evaluated be X ₁ , X _{2 ,} . . . are respectively x ₁ , x ₂ , . . . x _n . In this case, the output unit 19 calculates the evaluation value E for the work concept to be evaluated using the following (Formula 1). Note that in (Formula 1), a is a coefficient.

This evaluation value E becomes smaller as the work concept to be evaluated is more suitable for the indoor space 30. Therefore, the output unit 19 calculates the evaluation value E for each of the plurality of work concepts stored in the storage unit 15, and selects the work concept with the smallest evaluation value E as the work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30. .

When a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30 is selected, the output unit 19 outputs information indicating the selected work concept (that is, information indicating a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30) (S17). The display unit 14 acquires the output information and displays an image as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image illustrating a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30. Note that in step S15, a plurality of work concepts having smaller evaluation values than the work concept acquired in step S13 may be selected, and in step S17, information indicating the selected plurality of work concepts may be output. Further, information indicating a plurality of work concepts may be stored in the storage unit 15 as output information.

In the operation example described above, if it is thought that there is a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30, the space proposal system 10 can present such a work concept to the administrator or the like. In other words, the space proposal system 10 can support improvement of the work environment. If the work environment is improved, the user's work efficiency will be improved.

[Modified example]
Note that in the above operation example, it has been explained that the processes in steps S11 and S12 and the process in step S13 are performed in parallel, but these processes may be performed in order. The order in this case is not particularly limited.

[Effects etc.]
As described above, the space proposal system 10 includes the acquisition unit 16 that acquires environmental information in the indoor space 30, the concept acquisition unit 17 that acquires the work concept of the work performed in the indoor space 30, and the acquired environmental information. , and outputs information indicating another work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30 than the acquired work concept.

Such a space proposal system 10 can present a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30 to a manager or the like. In other words, the space proposal system 10 can support improvement of the work environment. If the work environment is improved, the user's work efficiency will be improved.

For example, the space proposal system 10 further includes a storage unit 15 in which a plurality of work concepts that are candidates for work concepts that can be acquired by the concept acquisition unit 17 are stored. Each of the plurality of work concepts is stored in the storage unit 15 in association with criterion information including the permissible range of environmental information for the work concept. The output unit 19 outputs information indicating another work concept when it is determined that the acquired work concept is not suitable for the indoor space 30 based on the acquired environmental information and determination criterion information. .

Such a space proposal system 10 is capable of presenting a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30 to a manager etc. when it is determined that the current work concept is not suitable for the indoor space 30 based on the environmental information. can.

For example, the space proposal system 10 further includes a storage unit 15 in which acquired environmental information is stored. The output unit 19 acquires the environmental information stored in the storage unit 15 from the storage unit 15 .

Such a space proposal system 10 can output information indicating another work concept based on the environmental information stored in the storage unit 15.

In addition, the space proposal method executed by a computer such as the space proposal system 10 acquires environmental information in the indoor space 30, acquires a work concept for work to be performed in the indoor space, and based on the acquired environmental information, Information indicating another work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30 than the acquired work concept is output.

Such a space proposal method can present a work concept more suitable for the indoor space 30 to the manager or the like. In other words, the space proposal method can support improvement of the work environment. If the work environment is improved, the user's work efficiency will be improved.

(Other embodiments)
Although the embodiments have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

For example, in the above embodiment, the space proposal system is a system targeted at office spaces, but may be a system targeted at spaces other than office spaces. Further, the space proposal system may target a simulated virtual space formed by computer graphics (CG) or the like instead of a real space.

Further, in the above embodiments, the processing executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit. Further, the order of the plurality of processes may be changed, or the plurality of processes may be executed in parallel.

Furthermore, in the embodiments described above, each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component. Each component may be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU or a processor reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

Moreover, each component may be realized by hardware. Each component may be a circuit (or integrated circuit). These circuits may constitute one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. Further, each of these circuits may be a general-purpose circuit or a dedicated circuit.

Further, general or specific aspects of the present invention may be implemented in a system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or computer readable storage medium such as a CD-ROM. Further, the present invention may be realized by any combination of a system, an apparatus, a method, an integrated circuit, a computer program, and a recording medium.

For example, the present invention may be realized as a space proposal method, a program for causing a computer to execute the space proposal method, or a computer-readable non-temporary program on which such a program is recorded. It may also be realized as a standard recording medium.

Furthermore, in the above embodiments, the space proposal system may be realized as a single device such as an information terminal, or may be realized by a plurality of devices. For example, the space proposal system may be implemented as a client-server system. When the space proposal system is realized by a plurality of devices, the components included in the space proposal system described in the above embodiments may be distributed to the plurality of devices in any manner.

Other embodiments may be obtained by making various modifications to each embodiment that a person skilled in the art would think of, or may be realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions of each embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention also includes such forms.

10 Space Proposal System 15 Storage Unit 16 Acquisition Unit 17 Concept Acquisition Unit 19 Output Unit 30 Indoor Space

Claims (4)

an acquisition unit that acquires environmental information in the indoor space;
a concept acquisition unit that acquires a work concept for work performed in the indoor space;
an output unit that outputs information indicating another work concept more suitable for the indoor space than the acquired work concept, based on the acquired environmental information ;
a storage unit in which a plurality of work concepts that are candidates for work concepts that can be acquired by the concept acquisition unit are stored ;
Each of the plurality of work concepts is stored in the storage unit in association with judgment criterion information including an allowable range of the environmental information for the work concept,
The output unit is configured to output information from the acquired work concept when it is determined that the acquired work concept is not suitable for the indoor space based on the acquired environmental information and the determination criterion information. also selects the other work concept suitable for the indoor space from among the plurality of work concepts, and outputs information indicating the selected another work concept.
Space suggestion system. The acquired environmental information is further stored in the storage unit ,
The space proposal system according to claim 1, wherein the output unit acquires the environmental information stored in the storage unit from the storage unit. A spatial proposal method performed by a computer, the method comprising:
an acquisition step of acquiring environmental information in the indoor space;
a concept acquisition step of acquiring a work concept for work to be performed in the indoor space;
an output step of outputting information indicating another work concept more suitable for the indoor space than the acquired work concept, based on the acquired environmental information;
The computer includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of work concepts that are candidates for work concepts that can be acquired in the concept acquisition step,
Each of the plurality of work concepts is stored in the storage unit in association with judgment criterion information including an allowable range of the environmental information for the work concept,
In the output step, if it is determined that the acquired work concept is not suitable for the indoor space based on the acquired environmental information and the determination criterion information, the acquired work concept is Selecting another work concept from among the plurality of work concepts that is more suitable for the indoor space than the other work concept, and outputting information indicating the selected another work concept.
Space proposal method. A program for causing a computer to execute the space proposal method according to claim 3 .

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