JPH09147018A - Working state recognition system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the work efficiency by automatically recognizing work contents of workers in real time on the manager side to properly give the working instruction. SOLUTION: A portable terminal equipment 1 provided with an input part 2 of ten keys and other keys and a display device 3 of liquid crystal display and having a storage circuit of a RAM and a ROM, a control circuit and an arithmetic circuit, is carried by a worker, or is installed on a vehicle, and a prepared item is inputted with keys in accordance with the purpose of the work at each time of the change of the working state, and contents of this input are sent to a personal computer 17 on the manager side by communication means 16, 18, and 20, thereby the work progress is managed by received data on the manager side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for ascertaining an operating status of a business involving a business operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An administrator needs to receive a work report in order to grasp the progress of a work involving an operation in various transportation and delivery businesses. In the past, this work report was oral, except when submitted as a work report in the form of a document, and was made by voice, telephone, or radio.

[0003]

When the work report is a document, it takes time and effort to prepare it, and it is necessary to hand it over. On the other hand, in the case of verbal communication, the number of reporters is reduced, but it is often not transmitted unless the sender and the receiver always correspond at the same time.

Further, since it is transmitted by voice in the case of oral communication, there are erroneous words and false reports. In addition, I may make a false report because I do not want to be instructed to work,
This is an obstacle to work instructions.

The object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconveniences of the above-mentioned conventional examples, firstly, the work contents of the worker, secondly, in addition to this, the work place and the vehicle condition, that is, the operating condition is automatically and in real time. It is to provide an operating status grasping system that allows the operator to grasp the situation and give appropriate work instructions.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention firstly comprises a storage unit of a RAM and a ROM, and a control circuit, which is provided with an input section by a ten-key pad or other keys and a display by a liquid crystal display. A portable terminal having an operation circuit and an operation circuit is brought to a worker or installed in a vehicle, and whenever the work situation changes, the items prepared according to the purpose are input by key input, and this input is performed. The content is to send the contents to the personal computer on the side of the administrator by communication means, and the side of the administrator manages the work progress by the received data.

Secondly, the terminal is connected to a vehicle computer, the vehicle computer is also connected to a position detecting device for car navigation, and the personal computer is connected to the terminal via a radio connected to the vehicle computer. Sending the input data and the position data from the position detection device together. Thirdly, the vehicle computer is also connected with sensors such as a speed sensor and a vibration sensor, and the operation status data in the vehicle obtained by these sensors are also sent together. Is the gist.

Fourth, connecting a communication interface to the terminal and communicating with the personal computer through the communication interface on the personal computer side by communication means such as wireless, wired or optical fiber. Fifth, by key. The gist of the input is to directly press the key displaying the work name, or to input by symbols or numbers.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 1, a worker is suitable for work by bringing a terminal device or installing it in a vehicle, for example, start / end of negotiations, start / end of loading work, and break. Every time the work status such as start and end changes, the items prepared according to the purpose are input. This input content is immediately sent to the personal computer of the manager side by the communication means, and the manager side can manage the work progress by the received data.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above operation, the input data at the terminal and the position data at the position detecting device are sent to the personal computer together.
The administrator can also grasp the work place.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the operation status data of the vehicle obtained by the sensors such as the speed sensor and the vibration sensor are also sent, so that the manager can grasp the change of the vehicle status. Therefore, fine-tuned management is possible.

According to the present invention as set forth in claim 4, when data other than a vehicle such as work in a work room is used, data is transmitted through a general telephone line, a private telephone line, or a dedicated communication line (wireless, wired, optical fiber line). Can be sent.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, as in the case of the second aspect, by sending the input data at the terminal and the position data at the position detecting device to the personal computer together, the administrator side It is also possible to grasp the work place.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a simple operation can be performed by inputting with a key by directly pressing a key displaying a work name or by inputting with symbols or numbers.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an operating status grasping system of the present invention, in which 1 is a terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal 1 is of a portable and handy size, and has a push button type ten-key pad and other keys for input 2 and a large liquid crystal display 3 on the front side. Prepare for

This key is a numeric keypad from 0 to 9 and +
・-, × ・ ÷, other function keys, those with lamps, and letters that display the work name directly around each key, for example, "Break"
"Empty car""actualcar""wait""cumulative""wholesale""otherwork""lightoil""oil""high speed charges""inspectionmaintenance""carwash""correction""numberinput""driving" doing. In addition,
This character may change according to the work content.

The display 3 is capable of displaying kanji, alphabets, kana, and hiragana characters, has a backlight, and has a variable display contrast.

As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 1 includes a RAM 4,
It has a storage circuit of the ROM 5, a control circuit 6, an arithmetic circuit 7, a clock 8 and an interface 9.

In this embodiment, the terminal 1 is connected to the vehicle computer 10 via the interface 9. The vehicle computer 10 has a control circuit, a RAM, a ROM storage circuit, a central processing unit (CPU) with an arithmetic circuit, and a clock, like a normal computer. The vehicle computer 10 includes a position detection device for car navigation. 11 is connected. Further, the car navigation 12, a speed sensor 13 that emits a pulse number according to the number of rotations of the axle of the vehicle, a vibration sensor 14 that detects vibration to the vehicle body, and other sensors 15 (for example, a temperature sensor or a brake provided in a freezer of a refrigeration vehicle). A brake sensor for detecting an ON / OFF signal from the switch) is connected to the vehicle computer 10.

Although not shown in the drawings, the vehicle computer 10 outputs from an ignition switch for grasping ON / OFF of the engine of the automobile and output from a PTO switch for grasping movement of a boom or a wing. Sometimes you can enter.

A radio 16 for transmitting data wirelessly is connected to the vehicle computer 10. In the figure, 16a is an antenna of the wireless device 16.

On the other hand, as a manager, a personal computer 17 having an output device such as a printing device 24 is installed in an office or the like, and the personal computer 17 separates voice and data communication and only receives data on a desk. Control device
18 is connected, and the desk top control device 18 is connected to a radio device 19 having an antenna 19a.

Although the radio device 16 and the radio device 19 may directly communicate with each other, they are communicated with the control station 20 as a relay station.

Next, the usage will be described. First, when describing the method of using mainly the data in the terminal 1,
The passenger gets on and connects the vehicle cable 21 connected to the vehicle computer 10 to the terminal 1. At this time, the display 3 of the terminal 1
Is displayed as a clock.

As an operation at the loading place before carrying out the loading operation, when the user presses the "loading" key when arriving, the "loading" lamp lights up and the display 3 displays the "loading" character. Then, "What is the storage location code?" Is displayed. Enter the storage location code with several digits.

Then, a message "What is the shipper code?" Is displayed on the display device 3, and the shipper code is entered in several digits. Similarly, the display 3 displays "What is the product name code?", "What is the quantity (quantity)?", "What is the weight (Kg)?", Etc., so enter the product name code, quantity, and weight in each number digit. To do. These items are sequentially called by the display device 3. However, if there is no corresponding item and the code or the number is not input, the "number input" key is pressed to call the next item.

When the customer arrives earlier than planned and waits, or when the other party can wait for the convenience, the "wait" key is pressed. At this time, the display on the display unit 3 is "waiting".

[0029] As the operation at the wholesale place, "Wholesale" upon arrival
When the key of is pressed, the "Wholesale" lamp is lit up and the display "3. What is the wholesale place code?" Appears, so enter the wholesale place code with several digits.

Next, since the display "What is the shipper code?" Is displayed on the display device 3, the shipper code is entered in several digits. Similarly, the display 3 displays "What is the product name code?", "What is the quantity (quantity)?", "What is the weight (Kg)?", Etc., so enter the product name code, quantity, and weight in each number digit. To do. These items are sequentially called on the display unit 3. However, if there is no corresponding item and the code or the number is not input, the "number input" key is pressed to call the next item.

At the time of lunch break or break, the "break" key is pressed, and the display on the display unit 3 becomes "resting". When light oil or oil is replenished, press the "light oil" or "oil" key, the lamp of this key will light up, and the indicator 3 will ask, "What is the amount of light oil supply?" Or "What is the amount of oil supply?" Is displayed, enter the number up to the second decimal place.

When the high-speed fare is paid, press the "High-speed fare" key, the lamp of this key lights up, and the display 3 displays "How much is the cash payment?""What is the coupon payment?""What is the amount?" Is displayed, so enter the amount paid in cash, the amount paid with the coupon ticket, and the amount paid with the card.

When washing a vehicle, press the "car wash" key,
When inspecting the vehicle, press the "Inspection" key.

The input data to the terminal 1 is wirelessly transmitted to the wireless device 19 via the vehicle computer 10 and the wireless device 16.
And sent to the personal computer 17, and the administrator side can grasp the work status of each worker by the monitor screen of the personal computer 17 and the form output of the printing device 24.

Next, in order to effectively use the information in the position detecting device 11 for car navigation connected to the vehicle computer 10, even if the position code for loading and unloading is not entered by the key, this position It can be obtained from the detection device 11.

If the personal computer 17 is also equipped with an equivalent to the car navigation 12,
The personal computer 17 can also grasp the position on the map.

Further, by utilizing the information of the speed sensor 13, it becomes possible to grasp the traveling distance data by the speed data and the time by the clock, and the information by the vibration sensor 14 has a bad influence on the transportation by the precision equipment such as a computer. It is possible to grasp whether or not a certain vibration is applied. Further, the other sensor 15 can grasp the storage state data of the freezer with a temperature sensor of a refrigerating vehicle or the like.

Furthermore, when the output from the ignition switch for grasping the ON / OFF of the engine of the automobile is introduced into the vehicle computer 10, whether the vehicle is moving or not is not keyed on the terminal 1 side. Can be grasped.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. When the terminal 1 is used alone such as by bringing it to a worker, the terminal 1 uses wireless, wired, or wireless communication means.
Communication interface 22 for communication via optical fiber, etc.
Shall be provided.

On the other hand, the personal computer 17 side is also provided with the communication interface 23 so that the communication interfaces 22 and 23 can communicate with each other.

In the case of the second embodiment, for example, in the work in the work room, the input from the input section 2 of the terminal 1 is input to the personal computer 17 through a general telephone line, a private telephone line, or a dedicated communication line. Sent to this personal computer
Work status can be grasped and managed on the 17 side.

The terminal device 1 may have a built-in position detecting device for car navigation, so that the position information can be automatically grasped.

The first embodiment and the second embodiment shown in FIG.
In both embodiments, the personal computer 17 to the terminal 1
It is also possible to inquire about the current situation.

[0044]

As described above, according to the operation status grasping system of the present invention, the worker can report the work progress status without burden, and the manager automatically grasps the work content of the worker in real time. However, it is possible to give an appropriate work instruction, which doubles the work efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of an operating condition grasping system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a terminal.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a terminal.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the operating status grasping system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Terminal 2 ... Input unit 3 ... Display 4 ... RAM 5 ... ROM 6 ... Control circuit 7 ... Arithmetic circuit 8 ... Clock 9 ... Interface 10 ... Vehicle computer 11 ... Position detection device 12 ... Car navigation 13 ... Speed sensor 14 … Vibration sensor 15… Other sensor 16… Radio 16a… Antenna 17… Personal computer 18… Desktop control 19… Radio 19a… Antenna 20… Control station 21… Vehicle cable 22, 23… Communication interface 24… Printing device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An input unit using a numeric keypad or other keys,
A portable terminal having a liquid crystal display and having a RAM, a ROM storage circuit, a control circuit, and an arithmetic circuit is brought to a worker or installed in a vehicle, and its purpose is changed every time the work situation changes. It is characterized in that the items prepared according to the above are input by key input, and the contents of this input are sent to the personal computer of the manager side by communication means, and the manager side manages the work progress by the received data. Operation status monitoring system. 2. The terminal is connected to a vehicle computer,
A position detecting device for car navigation is also connected to the vehicle computer, and both input data at the terminal and position data at the position detecting device are sent to the personal computer via a wireless device connected to the vehicle computer. The operating status grasp system described. 3. The operation status comprehension system according to claim 2, wherein sensors such as a speed sensor and a vibration sensor are also connected to the vehicle computer, and the operation status data in the vehicle obtained by these sensors are also sent. 4. The operating condition comprehension system according to claim 1, wherein a communication interface is connected to the terminal, and communication is performed with the personal computer via a communication interface on the personal computer side by a communication means such as wireless, wired or optical fiber. 5. The operating condition comprehension system according to claim 4, wherein a position detecting device for car navigation is built in the terminal. 6. The operating status comprehension system according to claim 1, wherein the input with a key includes a case of directly pressing a key displaying a work name, or an input with a symbol or a numeral.