JPH06149825A - Work result monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decrease the manhour of a user required for the production of a program and the change of the program by displaying the work result on the screen of each monitor device based on the relation among the work result described by the user and the collected work result tables, and the rule of the display form corresponding to each work result table. CONSTITUTION:A data collector 12 stores the collected work results as the data on the table forms. The relation between the work result and a table is set by each user in a simple job. The monitor devices 14-1-14-N refer to the data stored in the table contained in the collector 12 and display the real time based on the set display rule that can be easily set by the user. Thus it is possible to construct a monitoring system just by describing the relation between the collected data and the table and the rule to decide how to display the collected data on the devices 14-1-14-N and then to inform the workers near these devices of the work results in real time.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a work record monitoring system for collecting work records in real time and notifying the workers of the results.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A method of advancing work at various work sites while showing work results to workers is very effective in improving efficiency and morals. To achieve this, various methods have been conventionally proposed. As a general example, (1) The work record is input with a sensor or a barcode reader.

(2) The host computer collects them.

(3) The host computer processes the collected result into an easily viewable form and displays it on a monitor device near the worker.

The procedure was as follows.

[0006]

However, in the above (2) and (3), the user must create a program for collecting results, processing information and displaying on the monitor on the host computer, which requires a lot of man-hours. It was hanging. Also,
When displaying on multiple monitor devices in (3),
A communication program for each monitor device also had to be created. Further, in (2) and (3), when a collection result item or a monitor display is changed, it takes a lot of man-hours to cope with the change.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a work performance monitoring system that reduces the number of man-hours required for creating a program and changing the program.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, in the work record monitoring system according to the present invention, various work records of work processes are collected in real time, and the collected work records are displayed in a table format. It is provided with a data collecting means for managing and a monitor means for displaying the work record in an arbitrary format, and the worker near the monitor means is notified of the work record in real time.

The data collecting means has a data collecting function that allows the user to arbitrarily set the relationship between the collected work record and the table. Further, the data collection function is provided with a function of automatically referring to a table storing work results and displaying according to the contents, and a function of arbitrarily setting the display according to the contents of the table. .

[0010]

The data collecting means stores the collected work results as tabular data. The user sets the relationship between the work record and the table. This setting can be done by a simple operation. The monitoring means refers to the data stored in the table in the data collecting means and displays the data in real time based on the set display rule. The display rule at this time can be easily set by the user. As described above, the monitoring system can be constructed only by describing the relation between the collected data and the table and the rule of how to display the collected data on the monitor means.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a work performance monitoring system according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic construction of a work performance monitoring system. 11-1 to 11
-N is a data input device such as a sensor and a bar code reader for collecting work records, 12 is a data collection device for collecting various work records of work processes in real time, 14
-1 to 14-N are monitor devices arranged in the vicinity of the worker, and 13 is a communication network for exchanging information between the data collecting device 12 and the monitor device 14, such as Ethernet. Use the factory LAN.

FIG. 2 shows the internal structure of the data collection device 12. The data collection device 12 includes a data collection unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication function unit 23.

The data collecting section 21 is provided for each data input device 1
The work performance data from 1 is collected, and the collected data is stored in the storage unit 22.

The storage unit 22 stores a table based on work performance data. FIG. 3 shows an example of a table for storing work performance data. In the example of FIG. 3, 3
Work result data for each work is stored correspondingly in a matrix table of × 3. The user sets which work record corresponds to each element (rotation speed, temperature, etc.) of this table. An ID number is given to each element of the table, and it is configured to automatically link with a data name set by the user. Note that the table does not have to be a square matrix. The size of the table can be arbitrarily determined by the user. Further, there may be a plurality of tables in one system.

The communication function unit 23 is connected to each monitor device 14 via a somewhat high speed communication network 13, such as a factory LAN. In the communication function unit 23, when it is necessary to update the contents of the table of the work result data corresponding to the display screen of each connected monitor device, the updated portion is updated by the communication network 13 in response to the request from the storage unit 22. It has a function to automatically transfer to the corresponding monitor device via. Therefore, the user does not need to be aware of the work for updating the work record. By the way, if a general factory LAN such as Ethernet is used, considering the time lag of human beings, 10 monitor devices will be installed when about 30 monitor devices are installed.
Update data of about K bytes can be transferred, and it can be sufficiently put to practical use.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the monitor device 14. This monitor device includes a communication function unit 31, a storage unit 32, a screen creation unit 33, a display unit 34,
It is composed of an input unit 35.

The communication function unit 31 reports the ID number of the screen currently displayed on its own device to the data collection device 12, and when the screen is changed, the ID number of the screen is updated each time. Notify the data collection device 12. As a result, the data collection device 12 can know which monitor device is displaying what screen. Also,
The communication function unit 31 receives the update data transferred from the data collection device 12 and transfers it to the storage unit 32.

The storage unit 32 has a table equivalent to that of the data collection device 12, and the contents are updated based on the update data passed by the communication function unit 31. In this way, when the content of the work result data table of the data collection device 12 is updated, the work result data table in the storage unit 32 of the monitor device 14 is also automatically updated in real time.

The screen creating unit 33 creates a display screen based on the table of the storage unit 32. In this screen creation unit 33, whether the contents of the table are displayed as they are, or if they are made into a graph, or if they are made into a graph, how is the type of graph, the specification of the component, the maximum value of the element, and the display position? A data area (not shown) in which a display rule such as whether or not to do is described is provided. The screen creation unit 33 creates a screen based on the data in this data area. The user describes the display rules described above. An example of the items described is shown below.

(1) Display screen selection (2) Display data selection (3) Data display format selection Character display (character type, display position) Bar graph, pie chart, line graph (graph size, data range) , Display position) (4) Display selection of comment character (character type, display content, display position) (5) Display selection of auxiliary figure (Figure number: Figure is created in advance and managed by number. Display position) As a general rule, the description of such rules is made by the data collection device 1
Do with 2. Therefore, the data collection device 12 can know the contents of the screen displayed only by the screen ID in advance.

The display unit 34 is composed of a display device such as a CRT, and displays data on the screen according to an instruction from the screen creation unit 33.

The input unit 35 requests the display of a screen that the operator needs to monitor (changes the screen),
Used to enter and report data collected by the operator. In this embodiment, it is realized by a transparent touch panel installed on the front surface of the display unit 34. A normal keyboard may be used for the input unit 35 instead of the transparent touch panel, or another interface device having an equivalent function may be used.

In the above-mentioned monitoring system,
The screen change request is processed locally in each monitor device. When the screen is switched, the screen ID number is transmitted from the monitor device 14 to the data collection device 12. The data collected by the operator and input from the input unit 35 is first sent to the communication function unit 31 of the monitor device 14, and then the data collection device 12 through the communication network 13.
Transferred to. The data collection device 12 writes the data transferred from the monitor device in the data storage table of the storage unit 22 in the same manner as the data transferred from other data. After that, since the table is updated, the data is transferred to the monitor device 14. Monitor device 14
Writes the data transferred from the data collection device 12 into the table of the storage unit 32 and updates the display for the first time.

As described above, since the record data input by the operator is stored in the table of the data collecting device 12 and then displayed on the monitor device 14, the occurrence of data inconsistency can be prevented. Further, the data collection device 12 has an advantage that the input data of the monitor device 14 can be handled in the same manner as other sensors, so that the same processing can be performed.

[0026]

As described above, in the work record monitoring system according to the present invention, the collected work records are managed in the form of a table, and the relation between the work records described by the user and the table and the display corresponding to the table are displayed. The work record is displayed on the screen of each monitor device based on the format rules, eliminating the need to create various programs as in the past, and significantly reducing the number of man-hours required for the user to create programs and change the contents. It can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a work performance monitoring system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of a data collection device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a table for storing work performance data.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a monitor device.

[Explanation of Codes] 11-1 to 11-N ... Data input device 12 ... Data collection device 13 ... Communication network 14-1 to 14-N ... Monitor device 21 ... Data collection unit 22 ... Storage unit 23 ... Communication storage unit

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A data collecting means for collecting various work results of a work process in real time and managing the work results in a table format, and a monitor means for displaying the work results in an arbitrary format. A work performance monitoring system characterized by notifying workers in the vicinity of the work performance in real time.