JPH07244652A - Attendance totalization system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate the need for a signal cable which connects a classroom and an attendance totalization device. CONSTITUTION:This system is provided with a participant register 40a which shows the ID codes of students who attend a lecture with bar codes and a handy scanner 50a which stores discrimination data used to discriminate curricula, reads bar codes of the participant register 40a, and stores the ID codes indicated with the read bar codes. Further, the system is equipped with a terminal 17 which reads the discrimination data and ID codes out of the handy scanner 50a when the handy scanner 50a is connected. The system is provided with an attendance totalization part 15 which finds the students who attend the discriminated curricula in the form of the ID codes from the read discrimination data and ID codes and totalizes the found ID codes to totalize the frequencies of attendance by the students and curricula.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an attendance counting system for indicating a student by an ID code and counting the attendance of the student by the ID code. The present invention relates to an attendance counting system for reading with a handy scanner, collecting read ID codes off-line, and counting attendance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to simplify the management of attendance by a large number of students, there has been proposed a technique for automating attendance counting (this technique is referred to as Prior Art 1). This prior art 1
In the above, each student carries an ID card showing an ID code for identifying the student with a bar code. Then, by reading the ID card submitted by the attending student using a card reader, the ID code of the student attending each classroom is detected, and the ID code is selected as a subject from the detected ID code and detection time. It corresponds. After that, the number of attendances of each student is summed up for each subject by totaling the ID codes associated with the subject.

Recently, a large number of handy scanners with a memory are prepared, and each handy scanner is lent to each student at the start of a class so that the students themselves can handy the ID code of an ID card they carry. There is also proposed a technique for reading attendance with a scanner and counting attendance (this technique is referred to as Conventional Technique 2).

[0004]

However, in the configuration of the prior art 1 described above, the ID code read by the card reader provided in each classroom is sent to the tallying unit for tallying attendance by the signal cable. It has an online configuration. Therefore, the following problems have occurred. (1) Since many vocational schools often use rental buildings, the permission of the lender is indispensable for the construction of signal cable facilities, but if permission cannot be obtained,
I cannot make an online connection. (2) In a large university or the like where the number of classrooms is 200, classrooms are dispersed in many buildings scattered on the premises. Therefore, a large amount of cost is required for the facility of the signal cable that connects each classroom and the counting unit online.

Further, the above-mentioned configuration of the prior art 2 has the following problems. (1) It is necessary to prepare a large number of handy scanners depending on the number of students attending the class, resulting in high cost, complicated management of each handy scanner, and many breakdowns. (2) When collecting data from each handy scanner,
Since it is necessary to connect all the handy scanners to the terminal one after another, it takes time to collect the final data. (3) It is not appropriate to have students themselves attend or not to attend, which is a prerequisite for earning credits.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide each classroom and attendance totaling device with a configuration in which the read ID code is guided to a predetermined block even when offline. It is an object of the present invention to provide an attendance counting system which makes it possible for teachers, clerical staff, etc. to manage the presence / absence of attendance while eliminating the need for a facility for a signal cable to connect to each other.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the attendance tabulation system according to the invention of claim 1 is carried by each student, and an ID card showing the ID code of the student carried by a bar code is provided. The ID cards submitted by students in the classroom are collectively stored, and the stored ID cards are sequentially and automatically read to store the ID code indicated by the read barcode and identify the subject in advance. A card reading unit having a handy scanner for storing identification data used in the above, and a terminal for reading out the identification data and the ID code stored in the handy scanner when the handy scanner is connected, and a terminal for reading the identification data and the ID code. Based on the identification data and the ID code, the students who attended the identified subject are given an ID code. Along with the determined as de, obtained ID
By collecting codes, each student has an attendance counting section that counts the number of attendances for each subject.

Further, the attendance counting system of the invention according to claim 2 stores the student list showing the ID code of the student taking a bar code and the identification data used for identifying the subject, and The bar code of the roster is read, and the ID indicated by the read bar code
When a handy scanner for storing a code and a handy scanner are connected, a terminal for reading out the identification data and the ID code stored in the handy scanner and an identification data and an ID code read by the terminal are used for identification. Attendance counting unit that counts the number of attendances for each subject for each subject by collecting the ID code obtained from the students who attended the selected subject as an ID code It is configured.

[0009]

The function of the present invention will be described.

The identification data used for identifying a subject is, for example, data including a classroom number and time, data including a classroom number and lecture time limit, data indicating an instructor name, or data indicating a subject. Etc. Further, the identification data is stored in the handy scanner at a timing according to the type of the identification data.

In the classroom, the ID codes of the ID cards collected from the students who attended the lecture are sequentially read and stored by the handy scanner attached to the card reading section. Then, by removing the handy scanner from the card reading unit, moving it from the classroom to the terminal, and connecting it, the identification data and the ID code collected in the classroom are transmitted to the attendance counting unit offline.

The attendance counting unit refers to a database or the like if necessary according to the type of identification data, and then obtains, as an ID code, a student who has attended the identified subject. Then, the obtained ID codes are totaled, and the number of attendances for each subject is calculated for each student.

The operation of the invention according to claim 2 will be described.

The instructor confirms the attendance of the student by reading the name of the student to attend. Then, according to the confirmed attendance, the handy scanner reads the student bar code in the student list. By this,
The handy scanner stores the student ID code corresponding to attendance.

On the other hand, the identification data used for identifying a subject is, for example, data including a classroom number and time,
The data includes a classroom number and a lecture time limit, data indicating an instructor name, data indicating a subject, and the like.
Further, the identification data is stored in the handy scanner at a timing according to the type of the identification data.

From the above, in the classroom, the handy scanner stores data indicating the attendance of students as an ID code. Then, by moving the handy scanner from the classroom to the terminal and connecting it, the identification data and the ID code collected in the classroom are transmitted to the attendance counting section offline.

When the ID code stored in the handy scanner is, for example, a code indicating only absentee, the attendance counting unit refers to a database in which all students who should attend are stored as ID codes. , Ask for the ID code of the attending student. Further, depending on the type of identification data, a database or the like is referenced if necessary, and a student attending the identified subject is obtained as an ID code. Then, the obtained ID codes are totaled, and the number of attendances for each subject is calculated for each student.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of an ID card in the attendance tabulation system according to the invention described in claim 1.

In the figure, the ID card 30 also serves as a student ID card. Therefore, a photograph 32 showing the student is attached to the left side of the table. On the right side, the school name 33 is printed on the upper part, and the student name 34 is written on the lower part in Kanji. A barcode 31 indicating the ID code given to each student is printed on the right end.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a card reading section used in this embodiment.

The card reading section 1a has a hopper 24 into which the ID cards 30 collected in the classroom are put in at one time.
And a drive mechanism section 25 for sequentially taking out the ID cards 30 stored in the hopper 24 and automatically transferring them to the stacker 26, and the ID card 3 transferred by the drive mechanism section 25.
The barcode 31 is read from 0, and the handy scanner 11a stores the ID code indicated by the read barcode 31.

The handy scanner 11a is a pen-shaped miniaturized scanner which operates on a battery.
Carried by an instructor. Therefore, handy scanner 1
1a can be easily attached to and detached from the main body 27 of the card reading unit 1a. Further, a clock unit for measuring the time is provided inside, and the reading time of the barcode 31 and the ID code are stored as a pair. Further, the storage capacity is such that the ID code of each student can be stored with sufficient margin for all of the plurality of lectures conducted by each instructor each day.

The handy scanner 11a also stores identification data as data to be used for identifying a subject. The structure of this identification data is data showing the classroom number and the start time of the lecture, data showing the classroom number and the time limit of the lesson, data showing the instructor name, and data showing the subject directly. It is possible. In the present embodiment, among the configurations of these identification data, even when the ID codes of a plurality of lectures for one day are stored, it is possible to identify the subject of each lecture. I remember it as.

When a subject is identified from the identification data indicating the instructor name, the database described later is referred to.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of an embodiment of the attendance totaling system according to the present invention.

The embodiment of the present invention is roughly divided into card reading sections 1a, 1b, ...
The office terminal device 2 and the attendance counting device 3 are provided in a department that serves as a window for students. Further, the configuration of the card reading unit 1b, ...
The configuration is the same as that of the card reading unit 1a.

The card reading units 1a, 1b, ... Are shown in FIG.
As described above, the bar code 31 is read from the ID card 30 submitted by the student and put in the hopper 24 by the instructor, and the read bar code 3 is read.
1 is stored in the handy scanners 11a, 11b, ...

The office terminal device 2 is a bar code reader 2
The block is composed of three blocks, that is, the control unit 22, the control unit 22 and the keyboard 23, and is a block used when dealing with a student who forgets to carry the ID card 30.

The keyboard 23 is used to input required data, and the control unit 22 sends the data input from the keyboard 23 and the data read by the bar code reader 21 to the attendance tabulation device 3. . The bar code reader 21 prints a pair of the name of each student and a bar code indicating the ID code given to each student, and a pair of a curriculum and a bar code indicating a curriculum. It is used to scan barcodes according to the student's offer from the printed list.

The attendance totaling device 3 is composed of six blocks including a display unit 15, an attendance totaling unit 16, a terminal 17, a printer 18, a database 19, and a keyboard 20.

The terminal 17 is provided in the vicinity of the main body of the apparatus, and is a block whose main purpose is to send the data stored in the handy scanners 11a, 11b, ... Also database 19
Is a block that stores the lecture time limit, the classroom number, the subject, and the start time of each lecture time limit for each lecture for one week of the instructor.

In other words, for the instructor A, the classroom number is 1 and the subject is English in the lecture for the first period. Also, the start time of the first period is 9:00,
Data such that the start time of the second time period is 10:30 is stored.

Further, the attendance counting section 16 sends identification data (data indicating the instructor name) sent from each of the handy scanners 11a, 11b, ... Through the terminal 17, and an ID code paired with the time. Therefore, by referring to the database 19, the ID codes are grouped for each lecture period. Next, the grouped ID codes are labeled with dates, lecture time limits, subject areas, and instructor names, and then stored in the database 19.

Then, following the instructions from the keyboard 20,
From the data of a certain period stored in the database 19,
The number of attendances for each subject for each student is totaled, and the totaled result is displayed on the display unit 15. The printer 18 also prints. In addition, the number of attendees is displayed or printed based on the instructor name.

The operation of one embodiment of the present invention having the above structure will be described below.

Handy scanners 11a, 11b, ...
The name of the instructor to be used is stored in advance via the terminal 17 and via a control unit or the like (not shown). For full-time instructors, the handy scanner 11a dedicated to each instructor,
11b, ... Are prepared. For part-time teachers,
A plurality of handy scanners 11a, 11 prepared in advance
One of b, ... Is loaned.

Therefore, the full-time instructor is lent with the handy scanners 11a, 11b, ... With their names stored at the beginning of the academic year. In addition, the handy scanners 11a, 11b, ... In which the names are stored are lent to the part-time instructor every working day.

In the following description, the card reading section 1a will be described.
To use.

The instructor carries the handy scanner 11a, goes to the classroom, and attaches it to a predetermined position of the main body 27 of the card reading unit 1a. Next, the instructor inserts the ID card 30 submitted by the student at the beginning of the lecture into the hopper 24, and causes the handy scanner 11a to store the ID code of the attending student. When the lecture is over, the handy scanner 11a is detached from the main body 27 and carried. This will be the same in the next lecture.

When all the lectures on the day have been completed, the handy scanner 11a is carried to the place where the terminal 17 is installed and connected. As a result, the data stored in the classroom will be sent to the attendance counting unit 16 offline. After this, if the user is a part-time instructor, the handy scanner 11a
It is put back in place. If the user is a full-time instructor, it is stored in a position convenient for the instructor.

The attendance aggregating unit 16 to which the data from the handy scanner 11a is guided refers to the database 19 to obtain the lecture time limit and the course subject from the identification data and the time. Also, ID codes are grouped for each lecture time limit. And for the grouped ID code,
After labeling each of date, lecture time limit, subject, and instructor name, this is stored in the database 19.

On the other hand, when the ID card 30 is forgotten to be carried, the corresponding student goes to the office to report the fact, and at the same time, informs his / her name and the subject of the lecture to be taken. On the side of the office that receives this report, the date is entered using the keyboard 23. The bar code reader 21 is used to read the corresponding bar code from the list of bar codes associated with students and bar codes associated with subject areas.

Since these data are guided to the attendance counting section 16, the attendance counting section 16 refers to the database 19 to indicate the date, the lecture time limit, the subject, and the instructor name in the derived ID code. After labeling, it is stored in the database 19.

Since the above-mentioned operation is repeated every day, when one week is set as the fixed period, the attendance aggregating unit 16 uses the data of the corresponding period stored in the database 19 for each ID code. Every time, all the subject areas that are the labels of the ID code are detected. Then, the number of times the student indicated by the ID code has attended each of the subject areas is aggregated by performing the aggregation for each subject area.

Then, the ID code is converted into the student's name according to the counting result, and the number of times the student attended each subject is printed under the student's name using the printer 18. Further, it is displayed on the display unit 15 as needed. The printer 18 also prints the number of attendees in each of the lectures taught by each instructor.

The attendance counting unit 16 also performs the same printing or display for each day, month, or semester period according to an instruction from the keyboard 20.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an embodiment of a student list in the attendance totaling system according to the invention of claim 2.

In the student list 40a, all the names 41 of the students who take the course are listed in Kanji in the order of Iueo. The ID code 42 corresponding to each student is the name 41.
Is printed on the right side of each. In addition, the student list 4
On the right side of 0a, a command 43 for instructing necessary processing for confirmation of attendance is described, and a code indicating the command is also described by a bar code 44.
Also, the barcode 4 printed at the bottom of the barcode 44
Reference numeral 5 is a bar code indicating the instructor name which is identification data.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical construction of an embodiment of the attendance tabulation system according to the present invention.

The embodiment of the present invention is roughly divided into blocks 5a, 5b, which are combinations of student lists 40a, 40b, ... And handy scanners 50a, 50b ,. , And the attendance counting device 4 are included. In addition,
The structure of the student list 40b, ...
The configuration is the same as that of.

The attendance aggregating device 4 is composed of six blocks including a display unit 15, an attendance aggregating unit 51, a terminal 17, a printer 18, a database 52, and a keyboard 20. The blocks having the same configurations as those of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are assigned the same reference numerals as the reference numerals given in FIG.

Handy scanners 50a, 50b, ...
Are small battery-operated pen-shaped scanners similar to the handy scanners 11a, 11b, ... In addition, a clock unit that keeps time is provided inside. And the student list 40a, 40b, ...
The barcodes 42 and 44 printed on the ... are read, and the ID code and the like are stored based on the barcodes 42 and 44.

Further, the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ...
.. does not have identification data stored in advance, and when the attendance of students is input, the handy scanners 50a, 50
By reading the bar code 45 for the first time, the instructor name is stored therein. When the barcodes 42 and 44 for attendance are read without reading the barcode 45, a ringing sound indicating that the input of the instructor name is incomplete is generated.

That is, in this embodiment, the student list 40a,
40b, ..., and a handy scanner 50
By setting the configurations of a, 50b, ... As described above, the instructor can select any handy scanner 50a, 50b ,.
・ ・ Can be used. This is
Handy scanner 50a required for the system,
This contributes to the reduction of the number of 50b, ...

Further, the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ...
The instructor name, which is the identification data stored in, is connected to the terminal 17 by the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ... When it is sent, it is erased after waiting for its completion. After this time, it can be used by any instructor.

The database 52 is the database 1
9 is a block in which data indicating students who should attend as ID codes is added for each of the lectures for one week.

Further, when data is introduced from the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ... Through the terminal 17, the attendance counting unit 51 refers to the database 52 from the identification data (data indicating the instructor name) and the time. By doing, the lecture time limit and subject subjects are requested. Also, ID codes are grouped for each lecture time limit. Then, the grouped ID codes are labeled with date, lecture time limit, subject, and instructor name.

After that, the students who attended each lecture are obtained as an ID code by referring to the data indicating the students who should attend as an ID code for each lecture period. Then, the obtained ID code is labeled and stored in the database 52. Further, according to the instruction from the keyboard 20, the same operation as that of the attendance counting unit 16 is performed, and the number of late or early leave for each student, the number of late or early leave in each lecture are displayed and printed.

The structure of the identification data may be the same as that of the embodiment described in claim 1, but in this embodiment, the instructor name is identified for the same reason as already explained. It is used as data.

The operation of the embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration when the student list 40a and the handy scanner 50a are used will be described.

The instructor carries the handy scanner 50a, which is one of the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ... Stored in a predetermined place, and prepares it corresponding to the corresponding lecture. Attended student list 40
Carry a and go to the classroom. And handy scanner 50
First, the bar code 45 is read with a, and the instructor name, which is identification data, is stored in the handy scanner 50a.

Next, the attendance of the student is confirmed by reading the name 41, and the bar code 42 indicating the absent student is read by the handy scanner 50a. When this confirmation of attendance is complete, the lecture begins.

For a student who has entered the room during the lecture, after reading the bar code 42 of the corresponding student, the bar code of "Absent" or "Cancel" is read,
Cancel absences. Then, enter "late" and read the bar code corresponding to the time when you are late. In the case of early leave, the bar code of the student trying to leave early,
Scan the "early leave" bar code and the bar code indicating the early leave time.

With the above operation, the handy scanner 50
In a, the instructor name which is identification data, the ID code indicating the absent student, the reading time thereof, the ID code of the student who is late or early leaving, and the late or early leaving time are stored.

The same process is repeated in each lecture. However, when reading the instructor name, the once stored identification data is retained until the terminal 17 is connected, so the instructor name may or may not be input.

Since the lecture for one day was completed, when the handy scanner 50a was carried to the installation position of the terminal 17 and connected, the handy scanner 50a was installed in the classroom.
The data stored in (1) is guided to the attendance counting section 51 even offline. Further, the identification data stored in the handy scanner 50a is erased.

The attendance aggregating unit 51, to which the data from the handy scanner 50a is guided, refers to the database 52 to group the ID codes for each lecture period. And the grouped ID based on the identification data
Label the code with date, lecture time limit, subject, and instructor name.

Next, the ID code indicating the student who should attend the subject designated by the label is read from the database 52. Then, the read ID code is collated with the ID code grouped in advance, and the student who attended the corresponding lecture is obtained as the ID code. Next, the obtained ID code is labeled as described above and stored in the database 52. For late and early leave, necessary data is stored under the ID code of the corresponding student.

Since the above-mentioned operation is repeated every day, when one week is set as the fixed period, the attendance aggregating unit 51 uses the ID code from the data of the corresponding period stored in the database 52. Every time, all the subject areas that are the labels of the ID code are detected. Then, the number of times the student indicated by the ID code has attended each of the subject areas and the number of times of late or early leave are calculated by totaling the subject areas.

Then, the ID code is converted into the student's name according to the result of the counting, and the number of attendances of each student in each subject, the number of tardiness and the number of premature leave are printed using the printer 18 based on the student's name. . Further, it is displayed on the display unit 15 as needed. The printer 18 also prints the number of attendees in each of the lectures taught by each instructor.

The attendance counting section 51 also performs the same printing or display for each day, month, or semester in accordance with an instruction from the keyboard 20.

As described above, in the embodiment of the invention described in claim 1, the card readers 1a, 1b, ... For reading the bar code are provided with the handy scanner 11a, which is detachable from the main body 27. Since it is configured to use 11b, ..., There is an effect that the reading of the ID code is automated.

In the embodiment of the invention described in claim 2, the instructor causes the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ... By reading the bar code 45 printed on the student list 40a, 40b ,. The identification data is stored. In addition, the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ...
.. is connected to the terminal 17, the identification data is automatically erased. Therefore, even when the handy scanners 50a, 50b, ... Are shared by instructors, no special staff is required to handle the identification data, and the difference in storing the identification data is prevented. There is.

[0075]

According to the present invention, the attendance counting system according to the invention is carried by each student, and I
It has an ID card that shows the D code as a bar code. In addition, the ID cards submitted by the students are collectively stored in the classroom, and the stored ID cards are sequentially and automatically read, and the ID code indicated by the read barcode is stored and the subject course A card reading unit having a handy scanner for storing identification data used for identification is provided. Further, when the handy scanner is connected, a terminal for reading the identification data and the ID code stored in the handy scanner is provided. Then, from the identification data and the ID code read by the terminal, a student attending the identified subject is obtained as an ID code, and the obtained ID codes are totaled, thereby
An attendance counting unit that counts the number of attendances for each subject is provided.

Further, the attendance counting system according to the invention as claimed in claim 2 stores the student list showing the ID code of the student taking the course by the bar code and the identification data used for the identification of the subject, and attends the course. There is provided a handy scanner for reading the bar code of the person list and storing the ID code indicated by the read bar code. Further, when the handy scanner is connected, a terminal for reading the identification data and the ID code stored in the handy scanner is provided. Then, from the identification data and the ID code read out by the terminal, the student who attended the identified subject is obtained as an ID code, and the obtained ID code is aggregated, so that the subject There is an attendance counting section that counts the number of attendances for each.

For this reason, when the handy scanner is carried to the place where the terminal is installed and connected, the data stored in the classrooms will be led to the attendance counting section off-line. Eliminates the need for signal cable facilities to connect to and. Further, since it is sufficient to prepare one handy scanner for each classroom or for each teacher, the cost is lower than the case where the handy scanner is lent to each student as in the prior art 2, and the handy scanner is provided. Management is also easy, and the work of collecting data from the handy scanner via the terminal is also easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an embodiment of an attendance counting system according to the invention of claim 1.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a card reading unit.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an ID card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an embodiment of an attendance counting system according to the invention of claim 1.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a student list.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11a, 11b Handy scanner 16 Attendance counting section 17 Terminal 30 ID card 31 Bar code 50a, 50b Handy scanner 40a, 40b Student list 42 Bar code 51 Attendance counting section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An ID card which is carried by each student and which shows the ID code of the student carried by a bar code and the ID card submitted by the student in the classroom are collectively stored, and the stored ID card is stored. Are sequentially and automatically read, and I indicated by the read barcode is displayed.
A card reading unit having a handy scanner for storing a D code and preliminarily storing identification data used to identify a subject, and, when the handy scanner is connected, the identification data stored in the handy scanner. From the terminal that reads out the ID code, and from the identification data and the ID code read out by the terminal, a student attending the identified subject is obtained as an ID code, and the obtained ID code is aggregated. As a result, an attendance counting system is provided that includes an attendance counting unit that counts the number of attendances for each subject for each student. 2. The student list showing the ID code of the student taking the course by a bar code and the identification data used for identifying the subject course are stored, and the bar code of the student list is read and read. A handy scanner for storing an ID code indicated by a bar code, and a terminal for reading out the identification data and the ID code stored in the handy scanner when the handy scanner is connected, and a terminal for reading out the identification data and the ID code. From the identification data and the ID code, a student attending the identified subject is obtained as an ID code, and the obtained ID codes are totaled to attend each subject for each subject. Attendance counting system for counting the number of attendances Mu.