KR20160129970A

KR20160129970A - A method, a system and a computer readable storage medium for automatically managing whether or not to work

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Publication number: KR20160129970A
Application number: KR1020150061368A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 강태정; 이주형
Original assignee: (주)한국크레딕라이프
Priority date: 2015-04-30
Filing date: 2015-04-30
Publication date: 2016-11-10

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of automatically managing absenteeism and tardiness performed in a system comprising a beacon communications module, a management server, an employer terminal and at least one employee terminal, and to computer-readable storage medium therefor. The method and system enables automated management of absenteeism and tardiness, and allows an employer to be selectively notified of attendance information of employees, not to be notified of every attendance, thereby reducing inconvenience resulting from checking messages and checking about absenteeism and tardiness while securing flexibility for work hours. Accordingly, flexible automatic management of absenteeism and tardiness may be achieved.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic attendance management method, a system and a computer-readable storage medium therefor,

The present invention relates to an automatic attendance management method and a computer-readable storage medium therefor, which are performed in a system composed of a beacon communication module, a management server, an employer terminal, and a terminal of one or more workers.

When an employer (or manager) in the office is independently provided with a web-based login method such as an intranet or the Internet, a recording method based on an access card, fingerprint recognition, or the like in order to manage the attendance time of a worker, However, in order to automate time and attendance management at a business place such as a restaurant or a café, additional expenses may be incurred and additional facilities may be required to provide separate facilities.

Meanwhile, with the development of the mobile communication technology and the development of the terminal specification, in addition to the conventional voice communication function and low capacity data communication function beyond the conventional simple communication apparatus or information providing apparatus, multimedia reproduction and editing, It is evolving into a smart terminal that integrates entertainment functions. Technological advances have led to a surge in the penetration rate of smartphones. In addition to Bluetooth and NFC functions, smartphones have beacon functions.

The present invention proposes a method, system, and computer-readable storage medium capable of automatically managing time and attendance using a user terminal, that is, a terminal of an employer and a terminal of a worker, and a beacon communication module without additionally adding such an attendance management facility Respectively.

Korean Patent Registration No. 1220932, which is one of the prior art documents related to the present invention, relates to a time and attendance confirmation system using a portable terminal. The system includes a face and a face of a subject recognized in real time by a terminal number held by a student or an employee And comparing the pictures of the persons with each other.

As another prior art document, Korean Patent Registration No. 1278830 discloses a method for determining whether or not a user is in a work place by using a terminal carried by the user, so that even when the manager is unable to view the location of the user, Discloses a device and a method for confirming whether or not a user is working.

Korean Patent No. 1220932 (system and method for checking attendance using portable terminals) Korean Registered Patent No. 1278830 (Time and attendance management apparatus and method)

The present invention provides an automatic attendance management method and a computer-readable storage medium capable of selectively notifying an employer or an administrator while flexibly reflecting working hours set on a system when a beacon function is recognized by a terminal held by a worker For that purpose.

As a first aspect of the present invention, an automatic attendance management method performed in a system constituted by a beacon communication module, a management server, an employer terminal, and a terminal of one or more workers is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of: if the first terminal of the at least one employee is detected by the beacon communication module before and after the commute time for the first terminal, recording the current time information on the management server to the management server; Informing the terminal of the employer of the information on the first day's office time and the information associated with the first terminal; If the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module, recording the primary exit time information to the management server; Determining whether the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module for a predetermined period of time at the management server from the first timeout information; When the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module for a time set in the management server from the first transfer time information, pairing the first terminal with the first transfer time information by the first transfer time information; When the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module before or after the departure time of the first terminal set on the management server, recording the day off time information to the management server; And information on the day off time and information associated with the first terminal to the terminal of the employer.

If the first terminal is not detected by the beacon communication module for a time set by the management server from the primary exit time information, the first exit time information is recorded as the departure time information to the management server And informing the terminal of the employer of the departure time information and the information associated with the first terminal.

In the above method, the beacon communication module may be embedded in the payment terminal, or may be installed at the entrance of the store, so that the beacon communication module can communicate with the payment terminal of the store.

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of notifying the information of the first day of work and the information related to the first terminal to the terminal of the employer, and the step of informing the terminal of the employer of the information of the day- (SMS), an MMS, or a social network service (SNS) capable of interworking with the management server.

As a further aspect, the step of recording the day-of-arrival information to the management server may include the step of comparing the day-of-arrival information with the day-of-arrival information to determine whether or not the time-out information is delayed, The step of informing the terminal of the employer of the information on the first day of work and the information related to the first time of day may further include notifying the terminal of the employer of the delay time.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the step of recording the day off time information to the management server further includes the step of determining whether or not the day off time information is ahead of the leaving time, and calculating the leading time and recording the leading time Wherein the step of notifying the terminal of the employer of the information of the day off time and the information associated with the first terminal may further include notifying the terminal of the employer of the preceding time.

A second aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for performing an automatic attendance management method. The computer program causing a computer to execute the steps of: when a first terminal of one or more workers has been detected by a beacon communication module before and after a work time for a first terminal, A code for informing the terminal of the employer of the information on the first day's office time and the information associated with the first terminal; A code for writing the primary exit time information to the management server when the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module; Code for determining whether the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module for a predetermined period of time at the management server from the first derivation time information; A code for pairing with the first derivation time information by the first insertion time information when the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module for the time set by the management server from the first derivation time information; A code for recording the day off time information to the management server when the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module before or after the departure time for the first terminal set on the management server; And a code for informing the terminal of the employer of the information related to the first terminal and the work time of the day.

On the other hand, in the first and second aspects described above, the information associated with the terminal of the first terminal, i.e., the employee includes contact information for the terminal of the employee and name information of the employee stored for the terminal of the employee.

According to the automatic attendance management method and system and the computer-readable storage medium therefor according to the present invention, not only the attendance management can be automatically performed but also all information on the attendance of the worker is selectively notified to the employer The automatic time attendance management function with flexibility can be achieved by reducing the hassle of confirming the message and allowing the check of the attendance status while securing the flexibility within the working hours.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the foregoing, but may be more widely accepted.

1 is a conceptual diagram of an automatic attendance management system according to the present invention.
2 is a functional block diagram of the automatic attendance management system shown in FIG.
3 is a functional block diagram of a payment terminal in which a beacon communication module constituting the automatic attendance management system of the present invention can be embedded.
4A and 4B are flowcharts of an automatic attendance management method according to the present invention.
5 shows an exemplary embodiment related to an automatic attendance management system and method according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The present invention is susceptible to various modifications, changes and variations, as defined by the appended claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In describing embodiments of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted when it can obscure the gist of the present invention due to the description of specific configurations, steps, and features. &Lt; / RTI > It is to be understood, however, that such description is not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiments, but includes modifications, variations, alterations, and equivalents which fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that the present invention is intended to cover more than one form unless expressly specified to the contrary by the singular forms herein. For example, it is clear that the automatic attendance management method, the beacon communication module in the system, the terminal of the employee, the terminal of the employer, and the terminal of the employee in particular may be described in a single form, .

The terms 'first' or 'second' are used interchangeably herein to distinguish between corresponding elements, since they are not limited to these terms.

Also, in this specification, the term " comprises " means that a corresponding feature, step, attribute, configuration, or component exists, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, attributes, configurations, components, and combinations thereof. And the word "exemplary" is used herein to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration," and that the "exemplary" aspects are to be understood as preferred or advantageous over other aspects It will not be.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of an automatic attendance management system according to the present invention, and may include a beacon communication module 10, an employer terminal 30, and a worker terminal 20. The beacon communication module 10 is for monitoring whether or not a terminal 20 of a worker is detected by the store or a business operator and notifying the terminal 30 of the employer thereof. The beacon communication module 10 is installed in a payment terminal or installed at an entrance of a store, Lt; / RTI > However, FIG. 1 illustrates a case where the payment terminal is embedded. The beacon is used as a periodic signal generator using a low-power Bluetooth (Low Energy) standard, and is known to be suitable for the O2O service using the ISM band 2.4GHz band radio frequency.

Although the terminal 20 of the employee and the terminal 30 of the employer are shown in the form of a smartphone, they are not illustrated in the form of the terminal but are collectively referred to as a UE, a mobile station, a portable terminal, a user device, A smart phone, a tablet PC, a smart watch, or the like may be the terminal 20 of the employee and the terminal 30 of the employer as long as the electronic communication device can be registered on the management server of the automatic attendance management system.

2, the terminal 20 of the worker may be managed by the management server 40 in accordance with an allowable quantity as one or more of the terminals 20 of the worker, as will be understood with reference to FIG. 2 showing a functional configuration diagram of the automatic attendance management system shown in FIG. (First to fourth terminals; 20A to 20D), and the beacon communication module detects the registered terminal.

3 is a functional block diagram of a payment terminal in which a beacon communication module constituting the automatic attendance management system of the present invention can be embedded. The payment terminal 100 includes a beacon communication module 110, a data communication unit 120, a display unit 130 and a memory 140. The payment terminal 100 includes a beacon communication module 110 It is to be understood that the present invention may be embodied with various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

The beacon communication module 110 is for detecting a worker's terminal by a beacon function in a store or a workplace where the payment terminal 100 is provided.

The data communication unit 110 is for communicating to the terminal of the employer by associating the presence or absence of the employee terminal sensed by the beacon communication module 110 with the time information.

The display unit 130 may output image and moving image information stored in the memory 140 of the payment terminal 100 and may be a device that is not required to be originated from the automatic attendance management system of the present invention, Function.

The data input unit 140 identifies the payment means provided by the Pin Tech provider server from the user terminal, and the payment means may be any one of the group consisting of the NFC payment means, the QR code payment means, and the mobile card, But is not limited to.

4A and 4B are flowcharts of an automatic attendance management method according to the present invention. FIG. 4A shows a process of recording the time of departure time information and recording the time of departure time, FIG. 4B shows a process of calculating the work time information by calculating the normal time by checking the work time return time.

First, referring to the steps S10 to S30 of FIG. 4A, if the first terminal of one or more worker terminals detects the work time for the first terminal by the beacon communication module in step S10, And writes it to the server. For example, it is assumed that worker A is set at 7 am and worker B is set at 3 pm. When the terminal (first terminal) of the worker A is detected by the beacon communication module at 6:53 am, 6:53 am is recorded as the work time information of the worker A on that day. Similarly, when the terminal of the employee B (second terminal) is detected by the beacon communication module at 2:59 PM, 2:59 am is recorded as the day-of-the-work-time information of the employee B.

Next, in step S20, information on the day-of-arrival time information and information associated with the first terminal are notified to the terminal of the employer. Herein, the information associated with the first terminal includes name information of the employee and contact information, so that 'Employee A comes to work at 6:53 am' or Employee A (contact xxx-xxxx -xxxx) came to work at 6:53 am ".

In step S30, when the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module, the primary exit time information is recorded in the management server.

4A to 4B. In step S40, it is determined whether the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module during the time set on the management server from the first-out time information.

In step S50, if the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module for the time set by the management server from the first-out time information, the first terminal is paired with the first-out time information by the first-in time information.

If the first terminal is not detected by the beacon communication module for a time set by the management server from the first exit time information, the first exit time information is notified to the management server by the beacon communication module And informs the terminal of the employer of the information related to the departure time information and the first terminal.

With respect to the steps S30 to S4 of FIG. 4A, for example, when the worker A leaves the terminal of the worker A by the beacon communication module at 8:10 am on the grounds of personal work and business work, The first exit time is recorded as 8:10 am (S30). If the effective time set in the management server is 30 minutes, it is determined whether or not the terminal of the employee A is detected to enter the terminal for 30 minutes from the first exit time (S40). It is detected that the terminal of the employee A has entered again within the set valid time (for example, 30 minutes) set in the management server, so that the pairing process is performed with the primary exit time information by the primary entry time information.

Referring back to FIG. 4B, if the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module before or after the time of leaving the first terminal set on the management server in step S60, the information of the day off time is recorded in the management server. In step S70, information on the day off time and information related to the first terminal are notified to the terminal of the employer. The steps S60 and S70 of FIG. 4B are related to the departure time information, and can be recognized by matching the steps related to the steps S10 and S20 of FIG.

Steps S20 and S70 may be notified by an application program provided by the management server operator, a text message (SMS), a multimedia message (MMS), or a social network service (SNS) interworking with the management server.

In addition, although not shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, when the terminal of the employee leaves the store or the workplace, it may further include receiving a reason for leaving from the terminal of the employee. The reason for the departure can be recorded in the management server and can be confirmed at the terminal of the employer or the manager. When the attendance management of the worker is performed at regular intervals, it is possible to check the departure reason information together with the respective time information have. By this process, it is recognized that not only the case where the worker leaves the workplace but also the time and attendance management can be efficiently performed.

As a result, according to the automatic attendance management method and system according to the present invention, in the case of leaving the store or the work place temporarily only during the validity time (the time set in the management server), it is recorded in the management server and notified to the employer Thus, automatic attendance management can be performed in which selective notification can be performed without informing the employer of all access information of workers all the time.

5 shows an exemplary embodiment related to an automatic attendance management system and method according to the present invention. If the beacon communication module periodically transmits a beacon signal and the terminal (first terminal) of the employee is detected, the In signal is recorded and compared with the time information on the first terminal, so that the day-to-day time information is recorded in the management server (Recording the time information according to the In signal), and informing the employer of the arrival at the terminal (In signal notification).

When the first outflow is detected (Temp-Out detection) when the beacon signal is periodically transmitted in the process of transmitting the beacon signal, the first delivery time information is recorded in the management server (time information recording according to the Temp-Out signal) . When the first return is detected as returning the merchant within the validity period, the pairing process is performed with the primary transfer time information by the first transfer time information.

Although an exemplary aspect is shown in FIG. 5 with respect to the attendance of a worker, similar to the process shown in FIG. 5, a worker's attitude can be performed.

Steps, processes, logic blocks, means, steps, or combinations thereof, in connection with the embodiments described herein may be implemented as electronic hardware (digital designs designed by coding or the like), software Or a combination thereof). Hardware, and / or software may vary depending on design constraints imposed on the user terminal. In addition, the functions described herein may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. When executed by software, the function may be stored on or transmitted via a computer-readable storage medium as one or more instructions or code. Computer-readable storage media generally refers to any available media that can be accessed by a computer.

Although the description herein has been made in some illustrative aspects, various modifications and variations can be made from the categories defined by the following claims, and the technical scope of the invention is defined in the following claims It should be decided by.

10, 110: Beacon communication module
20: Employee terminal
30: Employer's terminal
40: management server
100: Payment terminal
120: Data communication section
130:
140: Memory

Claims

A method for automatic attendance management performed in a system comprising a beacon communication module, a management server, an employer terminal, and a terminal of one or more workers,
If the first terminal of the at least one worker detects the work start time for the first terminal before and after the beacon communication module records the start time information for the first terminal to the management server;
Informing the terminal of the employer of the information on the first day of work and the information associated with the first terminal;
If the first terminal is sensed by the beacon communication module, recording the first derivation time information to the management server;
Determining whether the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module during a time set by the management server from the first derivation time information;
When the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module for a time set by the management server from the first transfer time information, pairing the first transfer time information with the first transfer time information;
If the first terminal is detected by the beacon communication module before or after the departure time of the first terminal set on the management server, recording the day off time information to the management server; And
And informing the terminal of the employer of information associated with the first terminal
And an automatic time and attendance management method.

The method according to claim 1,
If the first terminal is not detected by the beacon communication module for a time set by the management server from the primary transfer time information, records the primary transfer time information as the departure time information to the management server, Time information and information associated with the first terminal to the terminal of the employer,
Automatic time attendance management method.

3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the beacon communication module is built in a payment terminal or is installed at an entrance of a store and communicates with a payment terminal of a store.
Automatic time attendance management method.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the step of informing the terminal of the employer of the first day of work and the information associated with the first terminal comprises the steps of: (SMS), an MMS, or a social network service (SNS) operable in conjunction with said management server.
Automatic time attendance management method.

5. The method of claim 4,
The step of recording the day-of-arrival time information to the management server further includes the step of comparing the day-of-arrival time information with the time-of-day-of-arrival information to determine whether or not the time-out is delayed,
Wherein the step of notifying the terminal of the employer of the information of the first day of arrival and the information associated with the first terminal further comprises notifying the terminal of the employer of the delay time,
Automatic time attendance management method.

5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the step of recording the day off time information to the management server further includes the step of determining whether the day off time information is ahead of the time off time and calculating the lead time and recording the lead time,
Wherein the step of notifying the terminal of the employer of the information of the day's work time and the information associated with the first terminal further comprises notifying the terminal of the employer of the preceding time,
Automatic time attendance management method.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein the information associated with the first terminal comprises contact information for the first terminal and name information of an employee stored for the first terminal.
Automatic time attendance management method.

A computer-readable storage medium having recorded thereon a computer program for performing the method according to any one of claims 1-6.