KR20140108444A - System and method of inspecting equipments using QR code - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and a method of inspecting facilities using a quick response (QR) code, and more specifically, to a system and a method of inspecting facilities using a QR code which take an image of a QR code attached to each of the facilities by using an embedded camera of a mobile device, and inputting an inspection result using the mobile device, such that a periodic inspection on the facilities is performed according to a correct schedule. According to the present invention, inspection items for the facilities are extracted according to an inspection schedule, and the extracted result is automatically sent to the mobile device of each of the inspectors. And, inspection information including facility information read from the QR code attached to the facility to be inspected is received from the mobile device of each of the inspectors and recorded thereon, such that the periodic inspection for each of the facilities is performed at a correct date without being omitted.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for inspecting facilities using QR codes,

The present invention relates to a system for inspecting a facility using a QR code and a method of inspecting the same, and more particularly, to a system for inspecting a facility by using a camera built in a mobile device and photographing a QR code attached to each facility, A system for inspecting a facility using a QR code and a method of inspecting the facility using the QR code so that the regular check of each facility is performed on an accurate schedule.

Inspectors periodically conduct safety checks, precise inspections, and safety diagnoses on building facilities, road facilities, port facilities, and firefighting facilities, and maintain the functions of facilities and prevent safety accidents have. Inspection of these facilities should be carried out regularly, and after the regular inspection, the management register or the inspection log should be recorded and stored manually.

The records of the regular inspection and inspection logbooks of the facilities were made by hand. As a result, it was confirmed that the periodic inspections were not carried out accurately on the scheduled date or that all the facilities were not inspected due to negligence of the inspectors. There is a possibility that problems such as recording in

In order to ensure that periodic inspections of various facilities are carried out on the correct date and that periodical inspections of each facility are carried out completely, it is necessary to create a check schedule for facilities, generate a facility list to be inspected on the inspection date, Checking of the results of the inspection and inspection of facilities that can automate the log recording procedure are needed.

A problem to be solved by the present invention is to extract a check list for each facility in accordance with a schedule and to automatically transmit the check list to a mobile device of each inspector and to check information including facility information read from a QR code attached to the facility to be inspected Is received from each inspector's mobile device and recorded, thereby providing a system for inspecting the facility and a method for inspecting the facility using a QR code capable of performing regular inspections of each facility on an accurate schedule without being missed.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facility inspection system including a mobile device communicating with a management server and a management server, the management server including facility information on all facilities, A facility database storing information on the inspectors to be individually inspected, extracts a check list from all the facilities to be inspected on the day of inspection from the facility database, and checks each facility included in the extracted check list And transmits the map information including the check list and the location information of each facility included in the check list to the mobile device of the assigned inspector, and the inspector's mobile device checks the received map information The instructor is guided to each facility included in the list, and the QR (quick response e) When the code is taken, the QR code is analyzed to read the facility information, and the inspection information including the read facility information, the inspection date and time, the abnormality of the facility, and the inspector information is generated and transmitted to the management server. And a facility inspection system using the facility inspection system.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a facility inspection method performed by a facility inspection system including a management server and a mobile device communicating with the management server, the method comprising the steps of: (a) Extracting a check list, which is a list of all the facilities to be inspected on the day of inspection from the facility database storing facility information, schedule of inspection of each facility, and inspectors to be inspected by each schedule; (b) assigning an inspector to the management server to inspect each facility included in the extracted checklist; (c) transmitting, by the management server, the map information including the check list and the location information for each facility included in the checklist to the mobile device of the assigned inspectors; (d) guiding the tester to the respective facilities included in the check list, using the map information received by the tester's mobile device; (e) when the inspector's mobile device captures a QR (quick response) code attached to the facility by the inspector, analyzes the captured QR code and reads the facility information; And (f) generating inspection information including the read facility information, the date and time of the inspection, the abnormality of the facility, and the inspector information, and transmitting the inspection information to the management server. And a checking method is provided.

In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for realizing the above method is recorded.

According to the present invention, a check list for each facility is extracted in accordance with a regular inspection schedule, and the inspection list is automatically transmitted to the mobile devices of the respective inspectors. The inspection information including the facility information read from the QR code attached to the facility So that the regular check of each facility can be performed on an accurate schedule without being missed.

According to the present invention, since the inspection information is generated and recorded in the management server only after the inspector photographs the QR code attached to the facility, the reliability of the inspection record for the facility is improved as compared with the inspection log of the manual method.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing a facility inspection system utilizing a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a facility inspection method using a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing step S80 in FIG.

The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprising" or "having ", and the like, are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

FIG. 1 is a view showing a facility inspection system utilizing a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The facility inspection system 100 using the QR code according to the present invention includes a management server 200 and a mobile device 300 carried by the inspector.

A QR (Quick Response, 10) code is a two-dimensional code of a plaid pattern that can contain much more information than a bar code. While existing one-dimensional bar codes can only store numerical information of about 20 characters, QR codes can store up to 7,089 digits, up to 4,296 characters in ASCII, 2,953 bytes in binary (8 bits), and up to 1,817 characters in Chinese characters . The QR code 10 is superior in recognizing speed, recognition rate and resilience than a general bar code.

In the present invention, the QR code 10 is attached to each facility, and the QR code 10 attached to each facility includes facility information including information on the identification number, name, and location of the attached facility, And may further include information on a connection address of the server 200. [

The management server 200 stores facility information for all the facilities, a schedule for inspecting the facilities of each facility, and information about the inspectors to perform the inspections on the check dates.

The management server 200 extracts a check list, which is a list of facilities to be checked, and assigns an inspector to check each facility included in the check list so that the regular check of all the facilities can be accurately performed for each schedule. The checklist is transmitted to the mobile device 300 owned by the assigned inspector.

The inspector's mobile device (300) outputs the received check list to the screen so that the inspector can check the object to be checked.

On the other hand, the mobile device 300 can receive map information including location information for each facility included in the check list from the management server 200. [ The mobile device 300 outputs the location of each facility to the screen by using the received map information and guides the route so that each inspector can quickly grasp the location of each facility included in the check list.

After inspecting each facility, the inspector uses the camera built in the mobile device 300 to photograph the QR code 10 attached to the facility that has been inspected. The inspector's mobile device 300 analyzes the photographed QR code and reads the facility information (including the identification number, name, and location information of the facility), checks information including the facility information, the date and time of the inspection, And transmits it to the management server 200.

The management server 200 records the received inspection information in a database for each facility.

1, only one mobile device 300 is illustrated for convenience of explanation. However, when there are a plurality of inspectors on the day of inspecting, the management server 200 transmits a check list and a map Information can be transmitted.

Meanwhile, the mobile device 300 of the inspector communicates with the management server 200 using 3G, 4G, and WiFi, outputs map information, reads the QR code by driving the camera, and drives various programs related to the inspection Smart phones, tablet computers, and the like.

Hereinafter, the management server 200 and the mobile device 300 will be described in more detail.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the management server 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a check list extracting unit 210, an inspector assigning unit 220, a map information providing unit 230, a list transmitting unit 240, An information collecting unit 250, a facility database 260, and a map database 270.

The facility database 260 stores facility information including information on the identification number, the name, and the location for all the facilities that need regular inspection.

In addition, the facility database 260 stores maintenance information, which is information on the history of the facilities, for each facility. Here, the inspection information includes facility information, inspection date and time, inspector information, and whether or not the facility is abnormal, and may further include the inspector note entered by the inspector. The inspector's notes may contain various information, including any anomalies detected when an abnormality is found in the facility.

The facility database 260 stores the names of all the inspectors and the access numbers of the mobile devices held by the inspectors, and stores information about the inspections schedule of each facility and information about inspectors to be inspected at each inspecting schedule .

The check list extracting unit 210 searches the facility database 260 and extracts a check list to be performed on the day of the check or during a specific check period.

The inspector dispatcher 220 refers to the facility database 260 and allocates the inspectors to inspect the facilities included in the extracted check list and sends the check list to the inspector's mobile device 300.

When there are a plurality of inspectors due to a large number of facilities included in the check list, the inspectors allocating unit 220 classifies each facility included in the check list by each inspectors, generates a check list for each inspectors, (300) to transmit the checklist and map information.

The inspection date, the inspection period, and / or the inspector for each facility may be preset and stored in the facility database in various ways depending on the inspection date or inspection period.

The map information providing unit 230 extracts map information including location information of each facility included in the checklist assigned to each tester from the map database 270 and transmits the extracted map information to the tester's mobile device 300.

The map database 270 is a map showing all the locations where all the facilities are located, for example, a map showing all the facilities inside the port, the inside of the building, and the inside of the ship including the road and the land, It is a database storing location information.

The mobile device 300 can determine its position using a global positioning system (GPS) signal received from a satellite at an open location and acquire a general map through the Internet. However, although the general map obtained through the Internet contains information on the location of roads and buildings, it does not contain information about facilities for periodic inspection and detailed maps inside the ship or inside the building. It is also difficult to pinpoint exact locations in areas where it is difficult to receive GPS signals, such as in harbor facilities, onboard ships, or inside buildings.

Port facilities, vessels, or inside buildings may contain various facilities that need inspection, and may be difficult to find or located in remote locations. Therefore, the inspector should be provided with detailed maps of the port facilities, inside the ship, A map database 270 for providing the location of the facilities is required.

The list transmitting unit 240 transmits the check list assigned for each tester to the mobile device 300 of the tester.

The inspection information collection unit 250 receives inspection information from the mobile device 300 of each inspector and records the received inspection information in the facility database 260 for each facility.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the mobile device 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a list receiving unit 310, a position guide unit 320, a check information generating unit 330, a camera 340, and a warning unit 360 ).

The list receiving unit 310 plays a role of receiving the check list assigned to each inspectors from the management server 200.

The location guide unit 320 receives the map information from the management server 200 and outputs the location of each facility included in the check list received on the basis of the received map information to the screen, .

The position guidance unit 320 includes a correction unit 321 for correcting the current position of the mobile device 300, a map information storage unit 322 for storing the map information received from the management server 200, A GPS processing unit 323 for processing the signal to obtain the current position of the mobile device 300, and an electronic compass 324. [

In the open space as described above, the GPS processing unit 323 can accurately grasp the current position of the mobile device 300, but it is difficult to grasp the accurate current position inside the ship or inside the building.

The correcting unit 321 corrects the current position of the mobile device 300 based on the location information included in the QR code attached to each facility.

The inspection information generation unit 330 generates inspection information including the facility information read out from the QR code, the inspection date and time of the inspection, the inspector information on the inspector who performed the inspection, the abnormality with respect to the facility, And includes a read unit 331 and a memo unit 332 for this purpose. The generated check information is transmitted to the management server 200.

The reading unit 331 reads the facility information from the QR code by analyzing the QR code photographed by the camera 34. The memorizing unit 332 reads out the abnormality of the facilities from the inspector and various inspectors' notes Performs the role of receiving input.

If an abnormality is found in the facility, the inspector can input the fact that an abnormality has been found in the facility through the memo unit 332 described above. When it is inputted through the memo unit 332 that there is an abnormality in the facility, the warning unit 350 can transmit a warning message to the facility manager or the person in charge using the short message service (SMS) or the like.

On the other hand, if there is a facility where the inspection is not completed at the end of the inspection period, that is, if there is a facility in which no inspection information is generated at the end of the inspection period, A warning message or a warning message indicating that the facility has not been inspected is displayed.

On the other hand, the inspection information generation unit 330 outputs whether the inspection information is generated for all the facilities included in the inspection list and the list of the facilities which have not yet been checked through the screen of the mobile device 300, .

The list receiving unit 310, the position guide unit 320, the check information generating unit 330 and the warning unit 360 included in the mobile device 300 may be implemented by respective programs, And can be installed in each mobile device 300.

Hereinafter, a facility inspection method using a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The facility inspection method using the QR code according to the embodiment of the present invention is essentially the same as the facility inspection system utilizing the QR code according to the embodiment of the present invention and therefore detailed description and duplicate description will be omitted.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a facility inspection method using a QR code according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the management server 200 searches the facility database 260 and extracts a check list to be performed on the day of inspection or a specific inspection period (S10).

The management server 200 refers to the facilities database 260 and assigns each facility included in the extracted check list to the corresponding inspectors (S20). As described above, if there are a plurality of inspectors, a checklist is assigned to each inspectors.

The management server 200 extracts map information including positional information on each facility included in the check list from the map database 270 (S30), and transmits the check list and the map information to the mobile device 300 of each tester (S40).

The inspector's mobile device 300 receives the check list and the map information and stores it in the mobile device 300 (S40).

The inspector's mobile device 300 outputs the received map information to the screen to guide the inspector to the facilities included in the check list (S50). At this time, the inspector's mobile device 300 may display a path to a facility selected by the user, such as a navigation device generally used, and guide the path to the desired facility while displaying the movement status of the inspector.

In addition, if the inspector's mobile device 300 is close to the facility selected by the inspector, a notification sound indicating that the facility is nearby may be output through the speaker or may be displayed on the screen to notify the facility that the facility is nearby (S60).

When the inspector arrives at the target facility, the inspector shoots the QR code attached to the facility with the camera.

When the QR code is photographed, the mobile device 300 reads the facility information included in the QR code from the photographed image (S70).

Then, the mobile device 300 generates inspection information including the facility information, the inspection date and time, the inspector information, the abnormality of the facility, and the inspector's note, and transmits the inspection information to the management server 200 (S80).

The mobile device 300 checks whether or not inspection information has been generated for all the facilities (S90). If no inspection information is generated for all facilities, steps S40 to S80 are repeated.

Meanwhile, the management server 200 receives inspection information (S100), and records the received inspection information in the facility database (S110).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating step S80 in FIG. 4 in more detail.

The inspector can input various memos for each facility through the memo unit 332 of the mobile device 300 (S81).

On the other hand, if an abnormality is found in the facility, the inspector can input an abnormality through the memo unit 332 of the mobile device 300.

When an abnormality of the facility is inputted through the memo unit 332 of the mobile device 300, the warning unit 350 of the mobile device 300 transmits a warning message indicating that an abnormality has been found in the facility using SMS or the like S83).

The mobile device 300 generates inspection information including the facility information read from the QR code, the inspection date and time received from the timer built in the mobile device 300, the inspector information, the abnormality of the facility, and the inspector's note, To the server 200 (S84).

According to the present invention, a check list for each facility is extracted in accordance with a regular inspection schedule, and the inspection list is automatically transmitted to the mobile devices of the respective inspectors. The inspection information including the facility information read from the QR code attached to the facility So that the regular check of each facility can be performed on an accurate schedule without being missed.

According to the present invention, since the inspection information is generated and recorded in the management server only after the inspector photographs the QR code attached to the facility, the reliability of the inspection record for the facility is improved as compared with the inspection log of the manual method.

The method of the present invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer-readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of protection of the present invention should be construed in accordance with the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents and equivalents thereof should be construed as being covered by the scope of the present invention.

10, QR code 200, management server
210, a check list extracting unit 220,
230, a map information providing unit 240,
250, a check information collecting unit 260, a facility database
270, a map database 300, a mobile device
310, a list receiving unit 320,
330, a check information generating unit 340,
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Claims (8)

A facility inspection system comprising a management server and a mobile device communicating with the management server,
The management server includes a facility database storing facility information for all the facilities, a check schedule of each facility, and information on the inspectors to perform the inspections according to each schedule, and checks the facility database on the day of inspection from the facility database It is necessary to extract a checklist which is a list of all the facilities to be installed, allocate the inspectors to inspect each facility included in the extracted checklist, and transmit the checklist to the assigned inspectors' mobile devices and the location information And transmits the map information,
The inspector's mobile device guides the inspector to each facility included in the inspection list using the received map information and analyzes the captured QR code when a quick response code attached to the facility is taken by the inspector A system for inspecting a facility using a QR code that reads facility information and generates inspection information including the read facility information, the date and time of the inspection, and the inspector information, and transmits the inspection information to the management server. The method according to claim 1,
And outputs information indicating that the facility is located close to the speaker or the screen when accessing each facility included in the checklist. The method according to claim 1,
And outputs a warning sound or a warning message indicating that there is a facility that has not been inspected through a speaker or a screen when there is a facility in which no inspection information is generated at the end of the inspection period. Inspection system. The method according to claim 1,
And a warning message is sent to the manager or the person in charge of the facility in which the abnormality is found when the inspector inputs an abnormality in the facility, the facility inspection system utilizing the QR code. A facility inspection method performed by a facility inspection system including a management server and a mobile device communicating with the management server,
(a) From the facility database that stores information on facilities for all facilities, schedule for checkup of each facility, and information about inspectors to perform inspections by each schedule, the management server checks all facilities to be inspected on the day of inspection Extracting a checklist that is a list;
(b) assigning an inspector to the management server to inspect each facility included in the extracted checklist;
(c) transmitting, by the management server, the map information including the check list and the location information for each facility included in the checklist to the mobile device of the assigned inspectors;
(d) guiding the tester to the respective facilities included in the check list, using the map information received by the tester's mobile device;
(e) when the inspector's mobile device captures a QR (quick response) code attached to the facility by the inspector, analyzes the captured QR code and reads the facility information; And
(f) generating inspection information including the read facility information, the date and time of the inspection, the facility information and the inspector information, and transmitting the inspection information to the management server, wherein the mobile device of the inspector checks the facilities using the QR code Way. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein step (d)
Wherein the inspector's mobile device outputs information indicating that the facility is nearby through a speaker or a screen when accessing each facility included in the check list. 6. The method of claim 5,
If the inspector's mobile device has a facility in which maintenance information has not been generated at the end of the inspection period, the inspector may further include a step of outputting a warning sound or warning message indicating that the facility has not been inspected through the speaker or the screen And a facility inspection method using a QR code. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein step (f)
And a step of transmitting a warning message to a manager or a person in charge of the facility where the abnormality is found by the inspector's mobile device when the inspector inputs an abnormality in the facility, .

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