JPH1184029A - Group behavior managing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable each member to know gathering time due to an alarm and to gather rapidly by distributing a slave machine where the gathering time has been set to the members of a group and enabling a timer to perform counting operation and to generate an alarm when a set time passes. SOLUTION: A time-setting mode is set by pressing a mode-setting switch SW2 of a master machine 1, and time until gathering is set while observing hours and minutes being displayed at a display part by operating switches SW4-SW6. A timer starts counting operating from the set time. Then, a data- writing mode is set by pressing the mode-setting switch SW2 again, and the data reception part of a slave machine is inserted into a data reception part 10 of the master machine 1, thus outputting the time data of the timer of the master machine 1 and identification number data peculiar to each slave machine to the slave machine. The slave machine where the time data and the identification number data are written is distributed to each member. When the set time is reached and a remaining time becomes 0, an alarm sound is outputted from the alarm output part of the slave machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is capable of notifying individual members of a set time or the like in school excursions, tours, excursions, and other activities when a group is performed. The present invention relates to a group behavior management device capable of grasping the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In school trips, tours, excursions, tours and other group activities, when arriving at a destination, a set time is determined in advance, and individual members of the group are allowed to act individually and individually. They often meet at a set time and travel to the next destination by bus or other means of transportation. However, if individual members are free to act individually, they may forget that a certain time has passed and be late for the set time. If even one of the members is late for the meeting time, it will interfere with the group's overall action schedule.

[0003] However, in the past, such group actions have been left to the voluntary awareness of all members.
There are no devices or tools to maintain the discipline of the members.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when each member of a group shifts from group action to another action, time is taken by the master unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a group behavior management device in which each set possesses a set slave unit, and when a set time comes, the slave unit issues an alarm to prompt each member to gather.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a group behavior management apparatus which enables the manager of a group behavior to display the number of members who have not returned and the identification number of the member who has not returned. Aim.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a time setting unit and a signal receiving unit for transmitting time data set by the time setting unit to the outside are provided. A master unit, a signal receiving unit that receives time data from a signal receiving unit of the master unit, a timer that outputs a signal by counting the received time data, and an alarm output that outputs an alarm based on a signal from the timer. A group behavior management device is constituted by a child device having a section.

[0007] As in the second aspect of the present invention, the alarm output section may output an alarm by voice. As in the third aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the timer also outputs a signal a predetermined time before the time data is measured, and the alarm output unit outputs a preliminary alarm using this signal.

It is desirable that the slave unit is provided with a numeral display unit as in the invention of claim 4, and that the remaining time is displayed on this display unit as in the invention of claim 5.
Further, the master unit can be set to the data write mode. In this data write mode, every time the signal receiving unit of the slave unit is passed through the signal receiving unit. It is more preferable to add the number and display the number of handset units distributed on the number display unit.

The master unit can be set to the check mode of the collected slave unit, as in the invention according to claim 7,
In this check mode, each time a signal is received between the signal receiver of the slave unit and the signal receiver of the master unit, the number is subtracted and the number of uncollected slave units is displayed on the numeric display. It is better to do it. Further, as in the invention according to claim 8, an identification signal is set for each slave unit, and in the check mode,
The identification number of the uncollected slave unit may be displayed on the numeric display.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a group behavior management apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A group behavior management device according to the present invention includes a master unit and a plurality of slave units managed by the master unit.
The master unit can be called a time setting writer, and sets the timer of the slave unit according to the set time. FIG. 1 shows an example of a master unit, and FIG. 2 shows an example of a slave unit.

Main unit 1 can switch the operation mode among a time setting mode, a data writing mode, a data reading mode, a remaining member check mode, and a remaining member check mode. In FIG. 1, a switch SW2 is a push button switch for setting a mode, and each time the switch SW2 is pressed, the operation mode is switched in the order described above. The operation mode is also switched in the above order at a constant time interval by continuously pressing the switch SW2,
If the user stops pressing the switch SW2 at the desired operation mode position, the desired operation mode can be set. A time setting mode display lamp 4, a data write mode display lamp 5, a data read mode display lamp 6, a remaining number check mode display lamp 7, and a remaining member check mode display lamp 8 are provided. It is displayed by lighting of a lamp corresponding to each mode. The switch SW1 is a power switch. Switch S
W3 is a switch for pressing and displaying the identification numbers of the uncollected slave units 2 displayed on the display unit 9 while sequentially switching the identification numbers when pressed in the remaining member check mode. Reference numeral 3 indicates a power supply battery.

The master unit 1 has a number display unit 9. The number display section 9 can display the set time, the remaining time, the remaining number of people, and the identification number of the remaining members. In the time setting mode, the set time can be displayed on the numeric display section 9. The number display section 9 is capable of displaying three-digit numbers, and displays hours and minutes in the time setting mode. A push button switch SW4 as a time setting unit corresponding to the three-digit number of the number display unit 9
SW5 and SW6 are provided. The switch SW4 is a setting switch for the "hour" digit, and the switch SW5 is "10".
A setting switch for a digit of "minute" and a switch SW6 are setting switches for a digit of "1 minute". In the time setting mode, the switches SW4, SW5,
If the desired time is displayed by operating the SW6, the time becomes the set time. In the remaining member check mode, the number of remaining members is displayed on the number display section 9, and in the remaining member check mode, the identification number of the remaining member is displayed on the number display section 9.
However, the identification numbers of the remaining members are displayed one by one, and each time the remaining member switch SW3 is pressed once, the identification numbers of the next remaining members are sequentially displayed. The remaining member switch SW3 can also sequentially display the identification numbers of the remaining members at regular time intervals by keeping the switch pressed.

The base unit 1 has a signal receiving unit 10. The signal receiving unit 10 is similar to a card reader and has a data receiving head 11. The slave unit 2 shown in FIG. 2 can be inserted into the data receiving unit 10. In FIG. 2, the slave unit 2 is, for example, a rectangular plate, and has a signal receiving unit 20. The signal receiving unit 20 of the slave unit 2 may be configured by an appropriate number of electrical contacts like an IC card,
It may be composed of an induction coil. When the signal receiving unit 20 is configured by an electrical contact, the head 11 of the signal receiving unit 10 of the master unit 1 is also configured by an electrical contact, and when the signal receiving unit 20 is configured by an induction coil, The head 11 of the machine 1 is also composed of an induction coil. The method of the signal receiving unit 10 of the parent device 1 and the signal receiving unit 20 of the child device 2 are not limited to the above-described methods.
In short, any device can be used as long as a signal can be transmitted and received between the parent device 1 and the child device 2.

The handset 2 also has a power supply battery 24, a number display section 21, a timer 23, and an alarm output section 2.
Two. The timer 23 starts the time counting operation from the moment when the time data set by the time setting unit of the base unit 1 is received via the signal receiving unit 10 of the base unit 1 and the signal receiving unit 20 of the slave unit 2. A signal is output by timing data, that is, by time-up. The timekeeping operation may be one that outputs a signal when the remaining time becomes zero by subtracting from the set time data, or the value is added from zero and equal to the time data. A signal may be output when the value becomes a value. The alarm output section 22 outputs an alarm when a signal is output from the timer 23. The type of alarm is not particularly limited, but an audible alarm is effective. The audible alarm may be, for example, a buzzer sound or a spoken word created by a voice synthesis IC or the like. The alarm may be vibration generated by a vibration motor or the like, or may be a visual display using a lamp or the like.

The timer 23 may also output a signal a predetermined time before the time data is counted, and the alarm output unit 22 may output a preliminary alarm using this signal. The preliminary alarm and the alarm when the time data is counted may be the same, but it is preferable that the alarm is such that the two can be distinguished. The display unit 21 displays the remaining time until the time data is counted. The display unit 21 can be composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display panel.

Next, an example of an electric system of the master unit 1 and the slave unit 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows the main unit 1.
The above-described electric components are connected as an input / output device of the CPU 15 with the CPU 15 at the center. That is, the switches SW1 to SW6 are C
The display lamps 4 to 8 and the numeric display unit 9 are connected as signal output devices from the CPU 15. The CPU 15 passes through the signal receiving unit 10 and the signal receiving unit 20 of the slave unit 2 to
A signal is input and output between and. CPU1
5 is a ROM (read only memory, the same applies hereinafter) 16, R
AM (optional read / write memory, the same applies hereinafter) 17, counter 15, and timer 19. The ROM 15 is a portion for mainly recording an operation program. ROM above
Reference numeral 16 denotes a portion for recording various data input from the input unit, set time data, and the like. The counter 15 is composed of, for example, an up-down counter, and counts the number of slaves 2 distributed to the individual members constituting the group, and subtracts the number of slaves 2 collected. Timer 1
9 operates similarly to the timer 23 of the slave unit 2.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the electric system of the slave unit 2.
5 input / output devices. CPU25 is R
It includes an OM 24, a timer 23a, and a RAM 23b. ROM
Reference numeral 24 is a portion for mainly recording an operation program.
The timer 23a performs a timing operation. RAM 23
A part b records various data input from the input unit, set time data, and the like. When the handset 2 is distributed to each member of the group, an identification number unique to each handset is assigned from the base unit 1 side.
An identification number unique to the slave unit may be recorded in M24, and the identification number data may be input to the master unit 1 via the data receiving units 20, 10. The timer 23a and the RAM 23 via the data receiving units 20, 10
Signals are transmitted and received between b and the master unit 1.
A display unit 21 as an output device and a speaker as an alarm output unit 22 are connected to the timer 23a. A buzzer may be used instead of the speaker. When a speaker is used, a voice synthesis I is provided between the timer 23a and the speaker.
C may be interposed, and the fact that the time of the timer 23a has expired or the fact that the predetermined remaining time has been reached may be displayed by voice.

Next, the operation and use of the embodiment described above will be described. Here, for example, it is assumed that a group arrives at a destination by a bus and each member of the group gets off the bus and freely acts as desired. First, the mode setting switch SW2 of the master unit 1 is pressed to set the time setting mode. In the time setting mode, the time setting mode display lamp 4 is lit, which indicates that the time setting mode has been set. By the way, since the lamp corresponding to the other mode is turned on, it can be seen that the desired mode has been set. In the time setting mode, the switch SW4
ＳＷSW6 is operated, and the time until the group is set is set while watching the hour and minute displayed on the display unit 9. The timer 19 (see FIG. 3) starts the timing operation from the set moment or by operating a start button (not shown).

Next, the mode setting switch SW2 is pressed again to set the data writing mode. In the data writing mode, the data receiving unit 20 of the slave 2 is inserted into the data receiving unit 10 of the master 1 or the data receiving unit 10 of the slave 2 is inserted into the data receiving unit 10 of the master 1. 20
, The time data of the timer 19 of the master unit 1 and the identification number data unique to each slave unit are output to the slave unit 2.

When the slave unit 2 receives the time data of the timer 19 and the identification number data unique to each slave unit from the master unit 1, it writes the time data into the timer 23a (see FIG. 2) and starts the timer 23a. And writes the identification number data into the RAM 23b. This writing operation is performed for each child device 2, and the written child device 2 is distributed to each member. Each member will receive a 2
To act in your own way. In the data write mode, the master unit 1 adds the number of the distributed slave units 2 to the numeric display unit 9 by adding the number of the slave units 2 distributed by the counter 15 each time the signal reception unit 20 of the slave unit 2 is passed through the signal reception unit 10. To be displayed.

The timer 23a of the slave unit 2 counts the remaining time by, for example, performing a subtraction operation every unit time, and the remaining time is displayed on the display unit 21. In order to avoid wasting the power supply battery of the slave unit 2, a push button switch for displaying the remaining time only when necessary may be provided. Timer 23
a outputs a signal to the alarm output section 22 when the remaining time reaches a predetermined time, for example, 5 minutes, and outputs a preliminary alarm from the alarm output section 22 by a buzzer sound or a spoken word such as "5 minutes ago." Make sound output. Further, when the set time is reached and the remaining time becomes 0, a signal is output to the alarm output unit 22 and the alarm output unit 22 is output.
Output a buzzer sound or an alarm sound in spoken words such as "Meeting time." The buzzer sound may be different for a preliminary alarm and a final alarm. For example, the preliminary alarm may be an intermittent sound, and the final alarm may be a continuous sound. Furthermore, once the alarm sound is emitted and the owner recognizes that the set time has come, it is not necessary to continuously emit the alarm sound, so that the alarm is stopped by the reset switch, or the predetermined time is set. The alarm may be stopped after the alarm is issued (for example, for 10 seconds). Further, since it is possible to forget that the set time has come after the alarm is stopped, an alarm may be issued again when a predetermined time (for example, 3 minutes or 5 minutes) has elapsed after the alarm is stopped.

Regardless of before or after the elapse of the set time, when the member returns, the child device 2 owned by the member is collected and the return registration described below is performed. That is, by operating the mode setting switch SW2 of the master unit 1 to set the data writing mode, and inserting the data receiving unit 20 of the slave unit 2 into the data receiving unit 10 of the master unit 1 in this mode. Or the slave unit 2 in the data receiving unit 10 of the master unit 1.
The data is transmitted and received between the parent device 1 and the child device 2 by passing through the data receiving section 20 of the above, and the timer value and the identification number of the child device 2 are reset. On the other hand, the master unit 1 reads the identification number of the slave unit 2 and clears the identification number recorded in the memory. This operation is performed for each child device 2 collected. Thus, the identification numbers of the uncollected slave units remain in the memory of the master unit 1. In addition, the counter 15 performs a decrement operation each time the slave unit 2 is collected and registered as described above, and counts the number of uncollected slave units 2.

By setting the master unit 1 to the check mode, it is possible to display the remaining number of persons who have not returned and the remaining members. To display the remaining number of persons, the mode setting switch SW2 is operated to set the remaining number of persons checking mode. In this mode, the number of uncollected slave units counted by the counter 15 is displayed on the display unit 9. Further, the mode setting switch SW
If you operate 2 to set the remaining members check mode,
The first number among the identification numbers of the child devices 2 that have not been returned and registered, ie, have not been collected, is displayed. When the switch SW3 is operated in the remaining member check mode, the display on the display unit 9 returns to switch to the next unregistered identification number. In this manner, by operating the switch SW3, the identification numbers that have not been returned and registered can be displayed sequentially and repeatedly. When all the slaves 2 have been collected, the display unit 9 displays 0.

According to the above-described embodiment, if the slave units 2 each having an arbitrary time set are distributed to the members of the group, the timer provided in the slave unit 2 operates to measure the time. Since the alarm output unit 22 emits an alarm sound when the set time has elapsed, each member can know that the set time has come by the alarm sound, and can quickly gather. The timer 23a of the slave unit 2 also outputs a signal a predetermined time before the time data is counted, and the alarm output unit 22 outputs a preliminary alarm with this signal. You can know that the set time is near,
It is possible to gather without delay by a predetermined gathering time.

Since the handset 2 has a number display section 21 and the remaining time is displayed by the number display section 21, each member can know the remaining time by looking at the display. In this manner, it is also possible to gather without delay by a predetermined gathering time.

On the master unit 1 side, in the data write mode, each time the signal receiving unit 20 of the slave unit 2 is passed through the signal receiving unit 10, the number is added and the number of the slave units 2 distributed is displayed on the numeric display unit 9. , And is subtracted every time a signal is received between the signal receiving unit 20 of the slave unit 2 and the signal receiving unit 10 of the master unit 1 in the collected slave unit check mode. Since the number of recovered slave units 2 is displayed on the numeric display unit 9, the number of uncollected slave units and therefore members who have not returned can be grasped at a glance. Also, on the base unit 1,
Since an identification signal is set for each slave unit 2 and the identification number of the slave unit 2 that has not been collected is displayed on the numeric display unit 9 in the check mode, the identification number of the slave unit that has not been collected, and accordingly, returns. The members who have not come can be grasped at a glance.

In the example of the master unit 1 shown in FIG. 1, a selection switch is provided for each mode instead of the mode setting switch SW2, and a predetermined mode is selected by operating one of the mode selection switches. You may make it select and set. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the main unit 1 also has a timer 19 and measures the same time as the timer 23 a of the sub unit 2, but the main unit 1 sets a minimum set time. It is sufficient that the slave unit 2 has a function of transmitting time data, and the timer 19 of the master unit 1 is not necessarily required. However, the timer 19 and the timer 1
By providing the display unit 9 for displaying the remaining time by the timekeeping operation of No. 9, the administrator can also know the remaining time, and the convenience is improved.

As described above, in the data write mode, each time a signal is received between each signal receiving unit through the slave unit 2 to the master unit 1, the number of slave units distributed is counted by the counter. In addition, in the check mode,
The counter is decremented each time a signal is received between the respective signal receiving units of the master unit 1 through the slave unit 2, and the number of uncollected slave units is displayed on the numeric display unit 9. However, the slave unit 2 once distributed in the data write mode may be passed through the master unit 1 again by some mistake, or the slave unit 2 once collected and registered in the check mode may be re-transmitted. It may be passed through the parent machine 1.
If addition or subtraction is performed even in the case of such a mistake, the actually distributed number of handset 2 does not match the displayed number of handset 2 and the actually uncollected handset 2 And the displayed number of uncollected slaves 2 do not match. So, in order to avoid such a problem,
In each mode, when the handset 2 is passed through the base unit 1, the identification number of the handset 2 is compared with the identification number already passed through the base unit 1 and recorded. If the counter already exists, the addition and subtraction operations of the counter are not performed.

[0029]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a master unit having a time setting unit, a signal receiving unit for transmitting time data set by the time setting unit to the outside, and a signal receiving unit of the master unit A signal receiving unit that receives time data from the unit, a timer that outputs a signal by measuring the amount of time data received, and a slave unit that has an alarm output unit that outputs an alarm according to a signal from the timer. Therefore, if a slave unit with a set time is distributed to each member of the group, the timer provided in the slave unit operates and the alarm output unit outputs an alarm when the set time elapses. Is issued, each member can know that the set time has come due to the alarm, and can set up quickly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the alarm output unit outputs the alarm by voice, the members of the group can surely know that the set time has come by the alarm sound.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the timer includes:
A signal is also output a certain time before the time data is counted,
Since the alarm output unit outputs a preliminary alarm by this signal, each member can know that the set time is near by the preliminary alarm, and can gather without delay by a predetermined set time.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, each of the members can be provided with a number display section on the slave unit and the remaining time displayed on the number display section of the slave unit as in the invention of the fourth aspect. Can know the remaining time displayed on the numeral display section, and can gather without delay by a predetermined gathering time.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the master unit, the number of distributed slave units is added by adding each time the signal reception unit of the slave unit is passed through the signal reception unit in the data write mode. A signal is displayed between the signal receiving unit of the slave unit and the signal receiving unit of the master unit in the check mode of the collected slave unit according to the present invention. The number of uncollected slaves is displayed on the numeric display by subtracting each time a pick-up is performed, so that the number of uncollected slaves, and therefore the number of members who have not returned, can be grasped at a glance. can do. Further, as in the invention according to claim 8, the master unit sets an identification signal for each slave unit, and displays an identification number of an uncollected slave unit in the numeric display unit in the check mode. Thus, it is possible to grasp at a glance the identification number of the child device that has not been collected and therefore the member that has not returned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an example of the appearance of a parent machine of a group behavior management apparatus according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a front view and (b) is a right side view.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show an example of the appearance of a slave unit of the group behavior management apparatus according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 2A is a front view and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of an electric system of a parent device of the group behavior management device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of an electric system of a slave unit of the group behavior management device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 master unit 2 slave unit 9 master unit number display unit 10 master unit signal reception unit 20 slave unit signal reception unit 21 slave unit number display unit 22 alarm output unit 23 timer

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (71) Applicant 597126192 Vamo Co., Ltd. 868-7 Tokaichibacho, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 106 Maison de Marche 106 (72) Inventor Ichizo Ikeda 2 Higashimagome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 2 Chome 16-13 Omori Seiko Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A base unit having a time setting unit, a signal receiving unit for transmitting time data set by the time setting unit to the outside, and a signal receiving unit for receiving time data from a signal receiving unit of the base unit. A group behavior management device comprising: a timer for outputting a signal by measuring the time data received; and a slave unit having an alarm output unit for outputting an alarm in accordance with a signal from the timer. 2. The group action management device according to claim 1, wherein the alarm output unit outputs the alarm by voice. 3. The group action management device according to claim 1, wherein the timer outputs a signal even before a predetermined time before measuring the time data, and the alarm output unit outputs a preliminary alarm by using this signal. 4. The group behavior management device according to claim 1, wherein the slave unit has a number display unit. 5. The group action management device according to claim 4, wherein the number display unit of the slave unit displays the remaining time. 6. The master unit can be set to a data write mode. In this data write mode, signals are received between the signal receiving unit and the signal receiving unit of the child device. The group action management device according to claim 4, wherein the number of handset units distributed is added to each of the numbers, and the number of handset units distributed is displayed on a number display unit. 7. The master unit can be set to a check mode of the collected slave unit. In this check mode, a signal is transmitted between the signal receiving unit of the slave unit and the signal receiving unit of the master unit. 7. The group behavior management device according to claim 6, wherein the number is subtracted each time a pick-up is performed, and the number of uncollected slaves is displayed on a numeric display. 8. The master unit sets an identification signal for each slave unit,
8. The group behavior management device according to claim 7, wherein in the check mode, an identification number of the child device that has not been collected is displayed on a numeral display section.