WO2023276877A1 - Seated status presentation method and seated status presentation system - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To enable a user to easily confirm the seated status of a person and to easily contact the person in a free address office. [Solution] A user terminal acquires seated status information pertaining to the seated status of a person in each seat of a work area, acquires person-identifying information including attribute information and individual information pertaining to seated people, and on the basis of the seated status information and the person-identifying information, generates display information (a seated status confirmation screen) representing the seated status of people in the work area. The display information includes a map display section 103 that displays a seating map 121 where person icons 123, 124 representing seated people are superimposed on an area image representing the work area, and a card display section 102 that is located next to the map display section and that displays a list of personal cards 111 for each seated person. The person icons include personal information, and the personal cards include personal information and attribute information.

Description

Presence status presentation method and presence status presentation system

The present disclosure relates to a presence status presentation method and a presence status presentation system in which one or more computers execute processing for presenting a user's presence status of a person in a work area having a plurality of seats.

In recent years, there has been an increase in free-address offices where users can freely choose their own office and work, with the aim of revitalizing communication and collaborating across departments and departments. In such a free-address office, it is not possible to know where the person to whom the matter is being addressed is seated, and it takes time to find that person. Therefore, a technique for presenting who is seated where is desired.

In response to this demand, conventionally, wireless signals are used to acquire location information of terminals used by people, and based on the location information of the terminals, the location of each person present is specified. There is known a technique for generating a map showing the seated positions of each person in an office based on the seated positions of each person (see Patent Literature 1).

JP 2016-126373 A JP 2018-32294 A

Now, when there are many people using the office or when the office is large, there is a problem that it is not easy to find the person to whom the business is to be addressed simply by presenting a map showing the location of each person. there were. Also, there are times when you want to get in touch with a person immediately, but even if you know that person is in the office, you still have to go to that person or It is necessary to launch a chat application, and there is an inconvenience that it is not possible to easily contact a person whose presence has been confirmed.

Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an attendance status presentation method and an attendance status presentation method that enables a user to easily check the presence status of a person in a free address office and to easily contact the person. The main purpose is to provide a situation presentation system.

A seating status presentation method of the present disclosure is a seating status presentation method in which one or more computers execute a process of presenting the seating status of a person in a work area having a plurality of seats to a user, wherein the computer comprises: , obtaining presence status information about the presence status of a person in each seat in the work area, obtaining person identification information including attribute information and personal information about the person in the seat, obtaining the presence status information and the person Based on the identification information, display information representing the presence of a person in the work area is generated, and the display information is an area image representing the work area on which a person icon representing the person present is superimposed. a map display area in which a seat map is displayed; and a card display area arranged side by side with the map display area in which a list of personal cards for each person present is displayed. Information is displayed, and the personal card is configured to be displayed including the personal information and the attribute information.

In addition, the presence status presentation system of the present disclosure is a presence status presentation system configured by one or more computers that execute processing for presenting the presence status of persons in a work area having a plurality of seats to a user. The computer obtains seating status information about the seating status of persons in each seat in the work area, obtains person identification information including attribute information and personal information about the persons present, and Display information representing the presence of a person in the work area is generated based on the situation information and the person identification information, and the display information represents the person present on an area image representing the work area. a map display area for displaying a seat presence map with icons superimposed thereon; and a card display area arranged side by side with the map display area for displaying a list of personal cards for each seated person, wherein the person icon are displayed including the personal information, and the personal card is displayed including the personal information and the attribute information.

According to this disclosure, a presence map in which person icons containing personal information are arranged and a list of personal cards containing personal information and attribute information are displayed at the same time. This makes it possible to easily confirm the presence of people in a free-address office.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a presence detection system according to a first embodiment; Block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the presence detection server, user terminal, robot, and robot control server Explanatory diagram showing an example of registered contents of the presence status database managed by the presence detection server Flow diagram showing the procedure of presence detection processing performed by the presence detection server Flow diagram showing the procedure of processing performed by the robot control server Flow chart showing the procedure of presence status display processing performed on the user terminal Sequence diagram showing the operation procedure of the user terminal, presence detection server, and person management server Explanatory diagram showing the presence status confirmation screen displayed on the user terminal Explanatory diagram showing how the display form of the person icon and personal card changes according to the user's operation on the person icon. Explanatory diagram showing how the display form of the person icon and personal card changes according to the user's operation on the personal card Explanatory diagram showing how the display range of the presence map is changed according to the operation of the user who selects a personal card Explanatory diagram showing how the personal card display range changes according to the user's operation of selecting a person icon on the presence map Explanatory diagram showing the status of narrowing down the displayed information using the group tab on the presence status confirmation screen Overall configuration diagram of the presence detection system according to the second embodiment Explanatory diagram showing a personal card in a normal state and a personal card in a communication tool display state A sequence diagram showing the operation procedure of the user terminal and the communication server when sending a message using a communication application on the user terminal. A sequence diagram showing the operation procedure of a user terminal and a communication server when sending a message without using a communication application on the user terminal Explanatory diagram showing a chat screen displayed on the user terminal for simultaneous message transmission using the communication application of the user terminal Sequence diagram showing the operation procedure of the user terminal, the presence detection server, and the communication server when sending a message all at once to people who are present.

A first invention, which has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, is a seating status presentation method in which one or more computers execute processing for presenting the seating status of persons in an office area having a plurality of seats to a user. The computer obtains seating status information about the seating status of persons in each seat in the work area, obtains person identification information including attribute information and personal information about the persons present, and Display information representing the presence of a person in the work area is generated based on the situation information and the person identification information, and the display information represents the person present on an area image representing the work area. a map display area for displaying a seat presence map with icons superimposed thereon; and a card display area arranged side by side with the map display area for displaying a list of personal cards for each seated person, wherein the person icon are displayed including the personal information, and the personal card is displayed including the personal information and the attribute information.

According to this, a presence map with person icons containing personal information and a list of personal cards containing personal information and attribute information are displayed at the same time. This makes it possible to easily confirm the presence of people in a free-address office. Attribute information is, for example, a group to which a person belongs (department, etc.), and personal information is, for example, a name, an e-mail address, a face image (face photo), and the like.

In a second invention, the personal information includes first personal information expressed in non-verbal language and second personal information expressed in language, and the person icons each correspond to the first personal information. and each of the personal cards is displayed including the first personal information and the second personal information.

According to this, the user can easily identify the person who is present by the person icon, and can grasp the person who is present in detail by the personal card. The first personal information is, for example, a face image, and the second personal information is, for example, a name, an e-mail address, and the like.

In the third invention, the first personal information is either a face image of a person captured when entering the work area or a face image of the person captured when presence is detected. The configuration includes

According to this, the user can grasp the current state of the person present at the seat from the face image captured on the day.

In a fourth aspect of the invention, the first personal information is obtained from either an image of a person captured when entering the work area or an image of the person captured when presence of the person is detected. It is configured to include feature information of at least one of the extracted person's appearance and clothes.

According to this, the user can easily comprehend the current state of the person present at the seat based on the person's feature information based on the image captured on the day. In this case, for example, the person icon may include an avatar image (caricature) created from the person's characteristic information.

In a fifth aspect of the invention, the attribute information includes first attribute information expressed non-verbally and second attribute information expressed linguistically, and the person icons each correspond to the first attribute information and each of the personal cards is displayed including the first attribute information and the second attribute information.

According to this, the user can immediately grasp the attributes of the person who is present from the person icon, and can grasp the attribute of the person who is present in detail from the personal card. The first attribute information is, for example, the group color assigned to the belonging group, and the second attribute information is, for example, characters representing the belonging group (department, etc.).

In a sixth aspect of the invention, the attribute information includes information about a group to which a person belongs, the display information includes an operation unit for a user to select a group, and the computer controls the attribute information for each person. to determine whether or not each person present at the table belongs to the selected group, and depending on the determination result, the display state or display content of the personal card and the person icon for each person present at the seat is configured to change

According to this, the user can check the presence status while narrowing down to a specific group.

In a seventh invention, the person icon related to a person belonging to the selected group is displayed in a form including the personal information and the attribute information, and the person icon related to a person not belonging to the selected group is displayed in the It is configured to be displayed in a form that does not include personal information but includes the attribute information.

According to this, the user can easily identify persons who belong to the selected group and persons who do not belong to the group, and can also know the presence status and attributes of persons who do not belong to the selected group. can.

Also, in the eighth invention, the personal cards related to persons who do not belong to the selected group are hidden.

According to this, the user can check the details of the person in the selected group.

In addition, in the ninth invention, when the person identification information cannot be acquired for a person who is present, the person icon related to the person is displayed in a form that does not include the personal information and the attribute information.

According to this, the user can grasp that a person who cannot be personally identified is present.

In a tenth aspect of the invention, the computer obtains status information about at least one of body temperature and whether or not a mask is worn for persons present, and stores the status information in the personal card. It is configured to be displayed together with identification information.

According to this, the user can check the body temperature and whether or not the person wearing a mask is wearing a mask.

In the eleventh invention, when the user performs an operation to select one of the person icon and the personal card, the selected one and the other corresponding to the one are both highlighted. .

According to this, the user can simultaneously confirm the person's presence position and detailed information on both the person icon and the personal card.

In the twelfth invention, the card display area has an upper limit on the number of the individual cards that can be displayed, and when the total number of the individual cards to be displayed exceeds the upper limit, some of the The personal card is put in a non-display state, and the personal card in the non-display state is changed to a display state according to the user's operation.

According to this, it is possible to prevent personal cards from becoming difficult to see by forcibly displaying the personal cards of all persons present in the card display area. In this case, for example, a hidden personal card may be displayed in the card display area by scrolling.

In a thirteenth invention, the personal card corresponding to the selected person icon changes from a non-display state to a display state in the card display area in accordance with a user's operation for selecting the person icon. do.

According to this, when a person icon on the presence map is selected, the personal card corresponding to the selected person icon is always displayed in the card display area. Therefore, the user can immediately check the details of the person on the personal card corresponding to the selected person icon. In this case, for example, the personal card corresponding to the selected person icon may be displayed by shifting the display range of the personal card arrangement list without changing the arrangement order of the personal cards. Also, the arrangement order of the personal cards may be changed so that the personal card corresponding to the selected person icon is displayed first.

In the fourteenth invention, the presence map is displayed in the map display area with a part of the presence map as a display range in response to a user's operation for instructing enlarged display, and the personal card is selected. When the person icon corresponding to the selected personal card is out of the display range, the person icon corresponding to the selected personal card is displayed according to the user's operation. The configuration is such that the display range of the presence map is changed.

According to this, when a part of the presence map is enlarged, some seats are out of the display range, so the person icon corresponding to the personal card selected by the user may not be displayed. However, by changing the display range of the presence map, the person icon corresponding to the selected personal card is displayed. In this case, the display range of the presence map can be changed to the entire presence map. The display range can be shifted so that the person icon corresponding to is displayed.

In a fifteenth invention, the personal card includes an operation unit of a communication tool for using a communication system, and when the user selects the personal card and operates the operation unit, the operation unit The associated communication application is activated, and the screen of the communication application is transitioned to.

According to this, the user can easily use the service provided by the communication system to easily communicate with the person at the desk.

In a sixteenth aspect of the invention, the personal card includes an operation unit of a communication tool for using a communication system, and the personal card is configured to operate the communication tool according to the operation of the user who selects the personal card. The configuration can be changed from a form not including an operation unit to a form including an operation unit of the communication tool.

According to this, since the operation part of the communication tool is not always displayed on the personal card, each person's personal card can be made smaller and more personal cards can be displayed in the card display area.

In the seventeenth invention, the personal card includes an input field for inputting a message and an operation unit for instructing transmission of the message, and when the user selects the personal card and operates the operation unit, , the transmission of the message to the person of the selected personal card is performed via the communication system.

According to this, the user can easily instruct the transmission of a message to the person on the personal card.

In an eighteenth invention, the computer provides the communication system with the personal information on a person staying in the work area or a person sitting on a specific seat in the work area.

According to this, the communication system can set the person to whom the message is to be sent based on the presence status of the person in the work area.

A nineteenth invention is a presence status presentation system comprising one or more computers for executing a process of presenting the presence status of a person in a work area having a plurality of seats to a user, wherein the computer acquires presence status information about the presence status of a person in each seat in the work area, acquires person identification information including attribute information and personal information about the person in the seat, and obtains the presence status information and the Based on the person identification information, display information representing the presence of a person in the work area is generated, and the display information is obtained by superimposing a person icon representing the person present on an area image representing the work area. A map display area in which a seat map is displayed, and a card display area arranged side by side with the map display area in which a list of personal cards for each person present is displayed. Personal information is included in the display, and each of the personal cards is displayed including the personal information and the attribute information.

According to this, as in the first invention, a presence map in which person icons containing personal information are arranged and a list of personal cards containing personal information and attribute information are displayed at the same time. This makes it possible to easily confirm the presence of people in a free-address office.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the presence detection system according to the first embodiment.

The presence detection system presents to the user the presence of people in an office (work area) with multiple seats. The presence detection system includes a presence detection server 1 , a person management server 2 , a user terminal 3 , an entrance camera 4 , an indoor camera 5 , a robot 6 and a robot control server 7 . The presence detection server 1, person management server 2, user terminal 3, entrance camera 4, indoor camera 5, and robot control server 7 are connected via a network.

In the office, desks and office seats (chairs) are arranged side by side. In the office, since a free address system is adopted, a person who enters the office finds one of the empty office seats and takes a seat.

The presence detection server 1 detects the presence of a person on a seat in the office based on the image captured by the indoor camera 5. The presence detection server 1 acquires the results of personal identification (face matching) performed by the robot control server 7 using images of persons present at each seat captured by the robot 6, and identifies the persons at each seat in the office. Generate and manage presence information about presence. The presence detection server 1 includes a presence status database that manages presence status information. The presence detection server 1 provides the user terminal 3 with registration information of the presence status database. The presence detection server 1 can be configured by a cloud computer.

The person management server 2 has a person database (employee database) that manages information for each person (employee) who uses the office. In the person database, person identification information, that is, personal information such as name, e-mail address, and face image, and attribute information such as belonging group (department, etc.) are registered. The person management server 2 provides the user terminal 3 with registration information of the person database. The person management server 2 can be configured by a cloud computer.

The user terminal 3 is owned by the user. The user terminal 3 presents to the user information on the presence status of persons in the office based on the information provided from the presence detection server 1 and the person management server 2 by the presence status display application. The user terminal 3 is composed of a PC, a tablet terminal, or the like.

The entrance camera 4 is installed around the entrance of the office, and captures an image of a person entering the room from the entrance of the office. Note that the entrance camera 4 may take an image of a person's face for face authentication in room entry check (entrance procedure).

The indoor camera 5 is installed in an appropriate place (for example, the ceiling) in the office and captures an image of a person staying in the office. An image captured by the indoor camera 5 is used for determining whether or not a person is present in each seat in the office, and the indoor camera 5 functions as a presence detection device.

The robot 6 runs autonomously in the office. The robot 6 has a function of capturing an image of the face of a person present. An image captured by the robot 6 is used for personal identification to identify a person sitting in the seat, and the robot 6 functions as a person identification device. The robot 6 also has a function of measuring the body temperature of a person present. Also, the image captured by the robot 6 is used for determining whether or not the person present is wearing a mask.

The robot control server 7 controls the motion of the robot 6. In addition, the robot control server 7 performs personal identification (person identification) for identifying a person present at the seat by performing face matching on the person present at the seat based on the face image captured by the robot 6 .

In this embodiment, the presence detection server 1 and the robot control server 7 are provided, but the presence detection server 1 may have the functions of the robot control server 7 .

In addition, in the present embodiment, personal identification (attendant identification) for identifying a person present is performed based on an image of a person captured by the robot 6, but the personal identification method is not limited to this. For example, an IC card (employee ID card) possessed by a person may be read by a card reader to acquire a person ID (employee ID), thereby identifying a person present. Alternatively, a person present may be identified by acquiring identification information (for example, a MAC address) of the user terminal 3 possessed by the person. Alternatively, a wireless tag may be attached to the user terminal 3 or employee ID card possessed by the person, and the wireless tag may be read by a tag reader to obtain the tag ID, thereby identifying the person present. Alternatively, a person who is present may be identified by tracking the person identified by face recognition performed when entering the room until he/she is seated.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the presence detection server 1 detects that a person is present in a seat in the office based on the person image captured by the indoor camera 5. However, the presence detection method is not limited to this. For example, a sensor for detecting a person may be installed in each seat to detect that a person is present on the seat. In addition, by reading the wireless tag attached to the user terminal 3 or the employee ID card possessed by the person with a tag reader and acquiring the tag ID, the presence of the person in the seat can be detected and the person present can be specified. may In addition, using the user terminal 3 or other terminals, information about the seat where the person is seated (base name (location name), floor number (floor number), room number, seat number, etc.) and personal information of the user (person ID, etc.) may be transmitted to the presence detection server 1 .

Next, the schematic configuration of the presence detection server 1, the user terminal 3, the robot 6, and the robot control server 7 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the presence detection server 1, the user terminal 3, the robot 6, and the robot control server 7. As shown in FIG.

The presence detection server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a processor 13.

The communication unit 11 communicates with the person management server 2, the user terminal 3, the entrance camera 4, the indoor camera 5, and the robot control server 7.

The storage unit 12 stores programs and the like executed by the processor 13 . The storage unit 12 also stores registration information of the presence status database.

The processor 13 performs various processes by executing programs stored in the storage unit 12 . In this embodiment, the processor 13 performs presence detection processing, presence status determination processing, and the like.

In the seat presence detection process, the processor 13 performs person detection on the image captured by the indoor camera 5 and determines whether or not a person is present in each seat. Here, if there is a person on the seat, the seat state is set to seated. On the other hand, if there is no person in the seat, the seat status is set to vacant (absent). The detection result acquired by the presence detection process is registered in the presence status database.

In the seating status determination process, the processor 13 determines the seating status of each seat based on the registered information in the seating status database. For example, when the seat status changes from vacant to occupied, it is determined that a person is seated. Also, when the seat status changes from seated to vacant, it is determined that the person has left the seat. Also, if the person who was present does not return after a predetermined time has passed after leaving the seat, it is determined that the person has left the seat. On the other hand, when the person who was present returns to the seat before the predetermined time elapses after leaving the seat, it is determined that the same person continues to be present.

The user terminal 3 includes a communication unit 31, a display unit 32, an input unit 33, a storage unit 34, and a processor 35.

The communication unit 31 communicates with the presence detection server 1 and the person management server 2 .

The display unit 32 displays various screens, for example, the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8). The input unit 33 is an input device for operating the screen displayed on the display unit 32 . A touch panel display in which a display panel as the display unit 32 and a touch panel as the input unit 33 are integrated may be used.

The storage unit 34 stores programs to be executed by the processor 35, such as programs related to the presence status display application.

The processor 35 performs various processes by executing programs stored in the storage unit 34 . In the present embodiment, the processor 35 performs presence status display processing and the like.

In the presence status display process, the processor 35 causes the display unit 32 to display the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8) by the presence status display application. The presence status display application generates display information for the presence status confirmation screen 101 based on information provided from the presence detection server 1 and the person management server 2 .

The robot 6 includes a camera 61 , a body temperature sensor 62 , a speaker 63 , a running section 64 , a communication section 65 , a storage section 66 and a processor 67 .

The camera 61 captures the face of a person sitting in the office. A face image for face matching is obtained from the captured image of the camera 61 .

The body temperature sensor 62 detects the body temperature of people sitting in the office without contact. The body temperature sensor 62 is, for example, a thermo camera (infrared camera).

The speaker 63 outputs sounds such as various requests, guidance, and notifications under the control of the robot control server 7.

The traveling unit 64 includes wheels, a motor, and the like. The traveling unit 64 is controlled by the processor 67 so as to autonomously travel under the control of the robot control server 7 .

The communication unit 65 communicates with the robot control server 7.

The storage unit 66 stores programs and the like executed by the processor 67 .

The processor 67 performs various processes by executing programs stored in the storage unit 66 . In this embodiment, the processor 67 performs autonomous driving control processing and the like.

In the autonomous traveling control process, the processor 67 determines a route to avoid obstacles based on the image captured by the camera 61 and the detection result of a distance sensor (not shown), and moves to the destination instructed by the robot control server 7. The traveling part 64 is controlled so as to advance toward it.

In addition, the processor 67 controls the camera 61 so that the camera 61 takes an image of the user's face. Also, the processor 67 controls the speaker 63 to output sounds such as various guidance and notifications from the speaker 63 .

The robot control server 7 includes a communication section 71, a storage section 72, and a processor 73.

The communication unit 71 communicates with the robot 6. The communication unit 71 also communicates with the presence detection server 1 and the person management server 2 .

The storage unit 72 stores programs and the like executed by the processor 73 .

The processor 73 performs various processes by executing programs stored in the storage unit 72 . In this embodiment, the processor 73 performs travel control processing, face matching processing, body temperature measurement processing, mask wearing determination processing, and the like.

In the travel control process, when the presence of a person is detected, the processor 73 sets the seat in which the presence of a person is detected as the target position, and controls the robot 6 to move from the standby position to the target position. Also, the robot 6 is controlled to return from the current position to the standby position when the imaging of the face image and the measurement of the body temperature are completed.

In the face matching process, the processor 73 controls the robot 6 so that the camera 61 captures the face of the target person present. Next, facial feature information of the target person is extracted from the captured image of the camera 61 . Then, the facial feature information of each registered person is collated with the facial feature information of the target person to specify the target person.

In the body temperature measurement process, the processor 73 controls the robot 6 so that the body temperature sensor 62 detects the body temperature of the target person present. Then, based on the detection result of the body temperature sensor 62, the measurement result of the body temperature of the target person is obtained. It should be noted that whether or not the body temperature is normal may be determined by comparing the body temperature measurement result with a reference value.

In the mask wearing determination process, the processor 73 determines whether or not the target person is wearing a mask based on the image captured by the camera 61 of the robot 6 .

Next, the presence status database managed by the presence detection server 1 will be explained. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of registered contents of the presence status database.

The presence detection server 1 has a seat presence database that manages the presence of people in each seat in the office. The presence status database includes base name (place name), floor number (floor number), room number, seat number, update time, seat status (seat, vacant), person ID (employee ID), person image, body temperature Each information of confirmation result and mask wearing judgment result is registered.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the seat with the seat number "0187" is in the seated state, but since the person information (person ID, person image, etc.) is not registered, It is presumed that the person has just entered the room and the process of identifying people present using the robot 6 has not yet been completed. For the seat with the seat number "0188", the seat status is occupied, but the person ID is not registered, and the person information other than the person ID (such as images of people who are seated) is registered. Therefore, the person present is assumed to be an unregistered visitor (outsider). Also, the seat with the seat number "0189" is vacant, but if the seat changes to occupied within a predetermined time, it is assumed that the person sitting in that seat has temporarily left the seat, It is determined that the person who was present before the seat became vacant continues to be present.

Next, the procedure of presence detection processing performed by the presence detection server 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of presence detection processing performed by the presence detection server 1. As shown in FIG.

In the presence detection server 1, the processor 13 first performs presence detection processing (ST101).

In this seat presence detection processing, the processor 13 acquires an image captured by the indoor camera 5, performs human detection on the image area of the seat in the captured image, and detects whether or not a person exists in the target seat. determine whether Then, the processor 13 sets the state of the target seat as occupied when a person exists in the target seat, and changes the state of the target seat when there is no person in the target seat. The presence detection result is stored in the storage unit 12 as an empty seat (absent).

Next, processor 13 determines whether or not the state of the seat has changed (ST102).

Here, if the state of the seat has changed (Yes in ST102), next, the processor 13 performs information collection processing (information collection loop) using the robot 6 for all seats whose state has changed. (ST103 to ST112).

In this information gathering process, processor 13 first determines whether the seat status has changed from vacant (absent) to occupied (ST104).

If the seat status changes from vacant to occupied, that is, if a person is seated (Yes in ST104), then the processor 13 determines that the target seat has not been checked, that is, the robot 6 (ST105).

If the target seat is unchecked (Yes in ST105), the processor 13 instructs the robot 6 to collect information on the person sitting in the target seat. is transmitted from the communication unit 31 to the robot control server 7 (ST106).

Next, the processor 13 acquires the information about the person present at the seat received from the robot control server 7 by the communication unit 31, that is, the face matching result, the body temperature measurement result, and the mask wearing determination result (ST107).

Next, the processor 13 updates the registration information regarding the person in the presence status database (ST108). That is, the person ID, the body temperature confirmation result, and the mask wearing determination result regarding the person associated with the target seat are registered in the presence database. Also, processor 13 updates the registered information regarding the state of the target seat in the seating status database to occupied (ST109). Then, the process proceeds to the processing of the next seat.

On the other hand, if the target seat is not unchecked, that is, if the robot 6 has already instructed to collect information (No in ST105), then the processor 13 instructs the robot 6 to collect information. It is determined whether or not a predetermined period of time or more has elapsed since the operation was performed (ST110).

Here, if a predetermined period of time or more has elapsed since the robot 6 was instructed to collect information (Yes in ST110), the process proceeds to ST106, and the robot 6 is instructed to collect information again. On the other hand, if the predetermined time has not elapsed since the robot 6 instructed to collect information (No in ST110), the process proceeds to ST109. In addition, in the determination of ST110, it is determined that the user has temporarily left the seat within a predetermined period of time since the last update.

When the seat status changes from occupied to vacant (No in ST104), next processor 13 updates the registered information regarding the status of the target seat in the seat status database to vacant (ST111). ). Then, the process proceeds to the processing of the next seat.

Next, the procedure of processing performed by the robot control server 7 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of processing performed by the robot control server 7. As shown in FIG.

In the robot control server 7, first, the communication unit 71 receives an instruction for information collection by the robot 6 from the presence detection server 1 (ST201).

Next, the processor 73 sets a target position in the vicinity of the target seat, that is, the seat whose occupancy is detected, and controls the robot 6 to move from the standby position to the target position (ST202).

Next, when the robot 6 arrives at the target position, the processor 73 causes the speaker 63 to output a voice prompting the person to turn his/her face toward the robot 6, for example, a voice such as "Please turn your face". The robot 6 is controlled (ST203). At this time, the processor 73 controls the robot 6 so that the camera 61 captures the face of the person sitting on the target seat.

Next, the processor 73 performs mask wearing determination processing (ST204). At this time, the processor 73 determines whether or not the target person is wearing a mask based on the captured image of the camera 61 received from the robot 6 .

Next, the processor 73 performs face matching processing (ST205). At this time, the facial feature information of the target person is extracted from the captured image of the camera 61 . Then, facial feature information for each registered person is acquired from the storage unit 72, and the facial feature information for each registered person is compared with the facial feature information of the target person to obtain a face matching score. get.

Next, the processor 73 determines whether or not the face matching was successful, that is, whether or not the target person matches the registered person based on the face matching score (ST206).

Here, if the face collation is successful (Yes in ST206), the processor 73 performs body temperature measurement processing (ST207). At this time, the processor 73 controls the robot 6 so that the body temperature sensor 62 measures the body temperature of the target person, and obtains the body temperature measurement result received from the robot 6 .

Next, the processor 73 transmits the information on the person present at the seat, that is, the face matching result, the body temperature measurement result, and the mask wearing determination result from the communication unit 71 to the presence detection server 1 (ST208).

Next, the processor 73 notifies the target person of the completion of information collection and the result of information collection, that is, the name of the person as a result of face matching and the measurement result of body temperature (for example, the measured value of body temperature). The robot 6 is controlled to output a notifying voice, for example, a voice such as "Mr.

Next, the processor 73 controls the robot 6 to return to a predetermined standby position (ST210).

Next, the procedure of the presence status display processing performed by the user terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the presence status display processing performed by the user terminal 3. As shown in FIG.

In the user terminal 3, the processor 35 first acquires the presence status information from the presence detection server 1 (ST301). This seating status information is information on the seating status of a person at each seat in the office, which is registered in the seating status database. Next, the processor 13 performs occupant processing for all persons (occupants) whose presence is detected in the office (ST303 to ST308).

In this person-to-person processing, the processor 35 first determines whether information (personal information and attribute information) on the target person has been acquired (ST303). Here, the attribute information is, for example, the group to which the person belongs (department, etc.), and the personal information is, for example, the name, email address, face image, and the like.

Here, if the target person's information (personal information and attribute information) has not been acquired (No in ST303), the target person's information (personal information and attribute information) is acquired from the person management server 2 (ST304).

Next, the processor 35 determines whether or not the target person is a display target (person to be displayed) based on the target person's information (personal information and attribute information) (ST305). At this time, when the user operates group tabs 141, 142, and 143 (see FIG. 8) to select a group, persons belonging to the selected group are set as display targets. Also, when the user inputs a search condition into the search box 145, a person corresponding to the input search condition is set as a display target.

Here, if the target person is to be displayed (Yes in ST305), then the processor 35 acquires the target person's status information (body temperature confirmation result and mask wearing determination result) (ST306).

Next, the processor 35 generates display information for the personal card 111 regarding the target person based on the target person's personal information, attribute information, and status information (body temperature confirmation result and mask wearing determination result) (ST307).

Next, the processor 35 creates a person icon 123 (see FIG. 8) of the target person based on the target person's information (personal information and attribute information), and places the target person at the position of the corresponding seat on the seating map 121. Display information for arranging a person icon 123 of a person is generated (ST308).

On the other hand, if the target person is not to be displayed (No in ST305), the processes of ST306 and ST307 are not performed, and next, the processor 35 displays the person icon 124 (Fig. 8) to generate display information for arranging the person icon 124 of the target person at the position of the corresponding seat on the seat presence map 121 (ST308).

When the above process of people at the seat (ST303 to ST308) is completed for all persons (people at the seat) whose presence is detected, next, the processor 35 calculates the presence rate (attendance rate) and the seat utilization rate. Calculate (ST310).

Next, the processor 35 displays the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8) based on the display information of the personal card 111 and the person icons 123 and 124 regarding the target person, the presence rate (attendance rate), and the seat occupancy rate. ) is updated (ST311).

Next, the processor 35 determines whether it is update timing (ST312). At this time, when a predetermined time has passed since the previous update, or when an operation instructing screen update (operation of the update button 152) is performed, it is determined that it is update timing.

Here, if it is time to update (Yes in ST312), return to ST301, acquire the latest occupancy status information, and redo the occupant processing (ST303 to ST308).

On the other hand, if it is not the update timing (No in ST312), then the processor 35 determines whether or not the display object has changed (ST313). At this time, when the user selects another group by operating the group tabs 141, 142, 143, or when the user enters another search condition in the search box 145, the display target changes.

Here, if the display target has changed (Yes in ST313), return to ST302 and redo the process of the people present (ST303 to ST308). On the other hand, if the display target has not changed (No in ST313), the process returns to ST312.

Next, the operation procedure of the user terminal 3, the presence detection server 1, and the person management server 2 regarding the presence status display will be described. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing operation procedures of the user terminal 3, the presence detection server 1, and the person management server 2. As shown in FIG.

In the user terminal 3, presence status display processing for displaying the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8) is performed by the presence status display application. At this time, the presence status display application inquires of the presence detection server 1 about the latest presence status information and acquires the latest presence status information from the presence detection server 1 . In addition, based on the latest presence status information, it inquires of the person management server 2 about necessary person information and acquires the necessary person information from the person management server 2 . Then, the presence status display application generates and displays the presence status confirmation screen 101 based on the latest presence status information and the presence information.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the presence detection server 1 first performs the presence detection process (see FIG. 4) (ST401). In this presence detection process, the presence status database is updated.

Also, the user terminal 3 activates the presence status display application (ST402). Next, the user terminal 3 transmits a request for presence status information to the presence detection server 1 (ST403).

Next, the presence detection server 1 acquires presence status information from the presence status database and transmits the presence status information to the user terminal 3 (ST104). The seating status information includes information on whether or not a person is present in each seat (information on seat status), person IDs of persons present, and the like.

Next, the user terminal 3 transmits a request for information on people present to the person management server 2 (ST405).

Next, the person management server 2 acquires the person information from the person database (employee database) and transmits the person information to the user terminal 3 (ST406). The attendee information (person identification information) includes attribute information and personal information for each attendee. Attribute information is, for example, a group to which a person belongs (department, etc.), and personal information is, for example, a name, an e-mail address, a face image, and the like.

Next, the user terminal 3 creates the latest presence map 121 and personal card 111 using the presence status display application, and displays the presence status confirmation screen 101 including the latest presence map 121 and personal card 111. Display (ST407).

After that, the presence detection server 1 periodically performs presence detection processing, and the user terminal 3 acquires the latest presence status information from the presence detection server 1 and obtains the necessary presence information. The presence status confirmation screen 101 is updated based on the information acquired from the person management server 2 (automatic update). Further, when the user performs an update instruction operation on the user terminal 3, the presence status confirmation screen 101 is updated in the same procedure (manual update).

By the way, in the present embodiment, the user terminal 3 executes the presence status display application. good. In this case, the user terminal 3 can use the function of the presence status display application by accessing the web server with the web browser. Note that the Web server may be implemented as part of the functions of the presence detection server 1 .

Next, the presence status confirmation screen 101 displayed on the user terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing the presence status confirmation screen 101 displayed on the user terminal 3. As shown in FIG.

On the user terminal 3, a seating status confirmation screen 101 that presents to the user the seating status of each person in each seat in the office is displayed by the seating status display application.

A card display section 102 (card display area) is provided on the presence status confirmation screen 101 . In the card display section 102, the individual cards 111 for all the persons to be displayed among the persons present in the office are arranged and displayed.

The personal card 111 displays the name and face image (face photo) as the personal information of the person. The personal card 111 also displays a group to which the person belongs (department, etc.) and a seat ID (area) as attribute information of the person. In addition, the personal card 111 displays the body temperature confirmation result and the mask wearing determination result (whether or not the mask is worn). In addition, in the example of the screen shown in FIG. 8, from the viewpoint of personal information protection, not the measured body temperature but information as to whether or not body temperature confirmation has been completed is displayed.

Also, at the end of the personal card 111, a group display section 112 drawn in a group color assigned to the group (department) to which the person belongs is provided. By viewing the group display section 112, the user can immediately grasp the group to which the person belongs.

The card display unit 102 has an upper limit on the number of individual cards 111 that can be displayed, and the total number of individual cards 111 to be displayed may exceed the upper limit. That is, there are cases where there are many persons to be displayed, and the personal cards 111 for all the persons to be displayed cannot fit in the card display section 102 . In this case, some of the personal cards 111 are hidden. On the other hand, in this case, a scroll bar 113 is displayed on the card display section 102 . When the user slides the scroll bar 113 to shift the personal card 111 displayed on the card display unit 102, the personal card 111 in the non-display state changes to the display state, and all persons to be displayed are displayed. can check the personal card 111 of

A map display section 103 (map display area) is provided on the presence status confirmation screen 101 . The map display unit 103 displays a seat presence map 121 that indicates the presence of persons at each seat in the office. The seating map 121 can present information on who is sitting where in an easy-to-understand manner to the user.

In the presence map 121, person icons 123 and 124 representing people present are superimposed on an area image 122 (layout) representing the layout of an office (work area). Each seat is drawn in the area image 122, and person icons 123 and 124 are arranged at the positions of the seats where people are seated. Thereby, the user can immediately grasp the position of the person who is present.

Here, the person icon 123 is in the first form, and the person icon 124 is in the second form.

The person icon 123 of the first form has a face image 125 (face photo) as personal information and a frame image 126 as attribute information. The face image 125 is an image of a person's face. The frame image 126 has a ring shape surrounding the face image 125 and is drawn in a group color assigned to the group to which the person belongs. As a result, the user can immediately confirm the group to which the person who is present belongs on the presence map 121 . Note that the face image 125 is first personal information expressed nonverbally, and information such as a name, which is second personal information expressed verbally like the personal card 111, is represented by the person icon 123. is not included.

The person icon 124 of the second form does not include a face image as personal information, and is drawn in a circular shape with a group color as attribute information.

Here, in this embodiment, the person icon 123 of the first form is displayed for a person who can be personally identified, and the person icon 124 of the second form is displayed for a person who cannot be personally identified. As a result, the user can know the presence status of a person whose individual cannot be identified.

Here, in this embodiment, in the case of a person whose person cannot be identified by personal identification, such as a visitor outside the company (outsider), that is, if there is no corresponding person among the registrants, the person are assigned to other groups. In this case, since the individual cannot be identified, the face image as personal information cannot be acquired, and therefore the person icon 124 of the second form that does not include the personal information (face image) is displayed. Also, the person icon 124 is drawn in a circular shape with the group color assigned to the other groups.

In addition, there are cases where a person is identified by personal identification, but that person does not belong to any group. For example, if a person in the company belongs to a group that is registered to use a different office, the person is identified by personal identification, but because he or she does not belong to any group, that person cannot be used by other groups. distributed to. In this case, since the individual can be identified, the face image as personal information can be acquired, and therefore the person icon 123 of the first form including the personal information (face image) is displayed. Also, the frame image 126 is drawn with the group color assigned to the other group.

The face image 125 used for the person icon 123 of the first form is an image of a person's face that has been captured in advance and registered in the person database. Also, the face image 125 may be captured by the entrance camera 4 when entering the room on the day and replaced on a daily basis. This allows the user to grasp the current state of the person from the face image captured on the day.

In the first form of the person icon 123, an avatar image (caricature) created from the person's characteristics may be used instead of the face image. In this case, feature information about the person's appearance, especially appearance, clothing, and hairstyle, is extracted from an image of the person's face, whole body, or upper body, and an avatar image is created based on the feature information. may Furthermore, the avatar image may be created from an image captured on the day and replaced on a daily basis. Alternatively, a representative color related to a person's appearance such as clothing may be extracted, and a mark drawn in that representative color may be added to the person icon 123 .

The map display section 103 is provided with an enlargement button 128 and a reduction button 129 . When the user operates an enlargement button 128, the presence map 121 is enlarged and displayed, and when the user operates a reduction button 129, the presence map 121 is displayed in a reduced size. When the presence map 121 is enlarged and displayed, the display range of the presence map 121 can be shifted by performing a drag operation by the user. As a result, even when the presence map 121 is enlarged and displayed, the user can check the entire presence map 121 .

In addition, the attendance status confirmation screen 101 is provided with a group attendance ratio display section 104 . The attendance rate by group display section 104 displays the attendance rate (attendance rate) for each group. The attendance rate (attendance rate) is calculated by the following formula.
Presence rate [%] = (total number of persons present at the seat belonging to the group) / (total number of persons belonging to the group) x 100 (rounded to the nearest whole number)

In addition, the seat availability confirmation screen 101 is provided with a seat utilization rate display section 105 . The seat utilization rate display section 105 displays the seat utilization rate of the entire office (work area). The seat utilization rate is calculated by the following formula.
Seat utilization rate [%] = (total number of people seated in the office) / (total number of seats in the office) x 100 (rounded to the nearest whole number)
It should be noted that the total number of persons present in the office includes persons whose personal identification is not possible.

Next, a change in the display form of the person icon 123 and the personal card 111 according to the user's operation on the person icon 123 will be described. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing changes in the display form of the person icon 123 and the personal card 111. As shown in FIG.

In the card display section 102 of the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8), the personal cards 111 for each person present are displayed side by side. In addition, a person icon 123 for each person present is displayed on the presence map 121 in the map display section 103 of the presence status confirmation screen 101 . Here, when the user performs an operation to select the person icon 123, the person icon 123 is highlighted and at the same time the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is highlighted.

FIG. 9(A-1) shows the personal card 111 at normal time, and FIG. 9(B-1) shows the person icon 123 at normal time.

Here, when the user performs a hover operation (provisional selection operation) on the person icon 123, as shown in FIG. , a tool tip 131 describing the name of the person is displayed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9A-2, the personal card 111 remains unchanged.

Next, when the user performs a click operation (confirm selection operation) on the person icon 123, the person icon 123 is highlighted as shown in FIG. 9(B-3). Specifically, the peripheral portion 132 of the person icon 123 is blinked. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9A-3, the personal card 111 is also highlighted. Specifically, a thick frame 133 is displayed on the personal card 111, and the background color inside the personal card 111 changes.

Next, when the user cancels the operation on the person icon 123, that is, removes the cursor from the person icon 123, the person icon 123 returns to its normal size as shown in FIG. 9B-4. , the selected state in which the outer peripheral portion 132 of the person icon 123 is displayed blinking is maintained. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9(A-4), the individual card 111 also maintains the highlighted selected state.

Next, changes in the display form of the person icon 123 and the personal card 111 according to the user's operation on the personal card 111 will be described. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing how the display form of the person icon 123 and the personal card 111 changes.

In the card display section 102 of the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8), the personal cards 111 for each person present are displayed side by side. In addition, a person icon 123 for each person present is displayed on the presence map 121 in the map display section 103 of the presence status confirmation screen 101 . Here, when the user performs an operation to select the personal card 111, the personal card 111 is highlighted and at the same time the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 is highlighted.

FIG. 10(A-1) shows the personal card 111 at normal time, and FIG. 10(B-1) shows the person icon 123 at normal time.

Here, when the user performs a hover operation (temporary selection operation) on the personal card 111, the personal card 111 is highlighted as shown in FIG. 10(A-2). Specifically, a thick frame 133 is displayed on the personal card 111 . On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10B-2, the person icon 123 does not change.

Next, when the user performs a click operation (confirmation selection operation) on the personal card 111, the personal card 111 is highlighted as shown in FIG. 10(A-3). Specifically, a thick frame 133 is displayed on the personal card 111, and the background color inside the personal card 111 changes. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 10B-3, the person icon 123 is highlighted. Specifically, the peripheral portion 132 of the person icon 123 is blinked.

Next, even if the user cancels the operation on the personal card 111, that is, removes the cursor from the personal card 111, the selection state in which the outer peripheral portion 132 of the person icon 123 is displayed blinking is maintained, and the personal card 111 is displayed. also remain highlighted and selected.

Next, the change of the display range of the presence map 121 according to the user's operation for selecting the personal card 111 will be described. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing how the display range of the presence map 121 is changed according to the selection of the personal card 111. As shown in FIG.

On the seating status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8), the seating map 121 displayed on the map display unit 103 is enlarged and displayed by the user operating the enlargement button 128, and the user operates the reduction button 129. By doing so, the display will be reduced. On the other hand, when the user performs an operation to select the individual card 111 displayed on the card display unit 102 , the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected individual card 111 is highlighted on the presence map 121 . Specifically, the peripheral portion 132 of the person icon 123 is blinked.

At this time, the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 may not be positioned on the presence map 121 enlarged and displayed on the map display section 103 . In this case, in this embodiment, the partially enlarged display state of the presence map 121 is canceled so that the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 is displayed on the presence map 121 .

Here, the example shown in FIG. 11A-1 is the case where the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 is within the display range of the map display section 103. FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 11B-1, the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 is positioned on the presence map 121 enlarged and displayed on the map display section 103. FIG. Therefore, the corresponding person icon 123 displayed on the map display section 103 is highlighted without changing the display range of the presence map 121 .

On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 11A-2, the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 is positioned outside the display range of the map display section 103. In this case, the partially enlarged display state of the presence map 121 is canceled and the display range is returned to the entire presence map 121 . As a result, as shown in FIG. 11B-2, the presence map 121 is returned to the full display state, and the corresponding person icon 123 displayed on the map display section 103 is highlighted.

As shown in FIG. 11A-2, when the person icon 123 corresponding to the selected personal card 111 is positioned outside the display range of the map display section 103, the enlarged display is not canceled. By shifting the range, the corresponding person icon 123 may be displayed on the map display section 103 . In this case, the display range is shifted so that both the person icon 123 of the user who is browsing and the person icon 123 of interest are displayed. You may make it expand.

Next, the change of the display range of the personal card 111 according to the user's operation of selecting the person icon 123 on the presence map 121 will be described. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing how the display range of the personal card 111 is changed according to the user's operation for selecting the person icon 123. As shown in FIG.

In the card display section 102 of the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8), the personal cards 111 for each person present are displayed side by side. At this time, when a person icon 123 in the presence map 121 is selected, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is highlighted. Specifically, a thick frame 133 is displayed on the personal card 111, and the background color inside the personal card 111 changes.

The card display unit 102 has an upper limit for the number of individual cards 111 that can be displayed, and when the total number of individual cards 111 to be displayed exceeds the upper limit, some individual cards 111 are not displayed. Therefore, the individual card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 may not be displayed on the card display section 102 before the person icon 123 is selected. In this case, in this embodiment, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed on the card display unit 102 by shifting the display range in the arrangement list of the personal cards 111 . The arrangement list of the personal cards 111 is a virtual arrangement of the personal cards 111 for all persons present.

Here, in the example shown in FIG. 12A, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed in the card display section 102 because it is included in the current display range. In this case, the display range of the individual cards 111 in the arrangement list is not changed, and the display state of the individual cards 111 on the card display section 102 is unchanged.

On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 12B, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is not displayed in the card display section 102 because it is not included in the current display range. In this case, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed on the card display unit 102 by shifting the display range in the arrangement list of the personal cards 111 . At this time, the display range is shifted so that the individual card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed at the top (top row) of the card display section 102 .

In the example shown in FIG. 12(C), as in the example shown in FIG. 12(B), the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is not included in the current display range. This is the case where it is not displayed in the section 102 . In this case, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed on the card display unit 102 by shifting the display range in the arrangement list of the personal cards 111 . At this time, if the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed at the top (uppermost) of the card display section 102, a blank is formed in the card display section 102. FIG. Therefore, the display range is shifted so that the lowest personal card 111 in the arrangement list of the individual cards 111 is positioned at the bottom of the display range.

The personal cards 111 are arranged according to a predetermined arrangement rule. For example, the individual cards 111 are arranged in order of late entry time. In this case, the personal card 111 of the person who entered the room the latest is displayed first (uppermost). The arrangement rule of the individual cards 111 may be set in advance, or may be set by the user or administrator as appropriate.

Further, in this embodiment, by shifting the display range in the arrangement list of the personal cards 111 without changing the arrangement order of the personal cards 111, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is shown in the card display section 102. However, the arrangement order of the personal cards 111 may be changed so that the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 is displayed on the card display section 102 . In this case, for example, the personal card 111 corresponding to the selected person icon 123 may be displayed first (uppermost).

Next, the narrowing down of display information using group tabs 141, 142, and 143 will be described. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a situation in which display information is narrowed down by group tabs 141, 142, and 143 on the presence status confirmation screen 101. As shown in FIG.

A plurality of group tabs 141, 142, and 143 (operation units) are provided on the presence status confirmation screen 101. When the user performs an operation to select one of the group tabs 141, 142, 143, the personal card 111 and person icons 123, 124 relating only to the person belonging to the group corresponding to the selected group tab 141, 142, 143 are displayed. It is displayed on the presence status confirmation screen 101 .

At this time, the user terminal 3 determines whether or not each person present at the seat belongs to the selected group based on the attribute information of each person. The display state or display contents of the personal card 111 and person icons 123 and 124 relating to the person are changed.

In the example shown in FIG. 13, a group tab 141 for "whole", a group tab 142 for each department (department A, department B, etc.), and a group tab 143 for "others" are provided.

When the "all" group tab 141 is selected, the individual cards 111 and person icons 123 and 124 are displayed for all persons present in the office without limiting the group (see FIG. 8). ).

On the other hand, when the group tab 142 of each group (department A, department B, etc.) is selected, individual cards 111 and person icons 123 relating to persons belonging to the selected group are displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 13, the department A group tab 142 is selected, and the personal cards 111 and person icons 123 relating to the persons belonging to the department A are displayed.

That is, in the card display unit 102, the individual cards 111 are displayed only for persons belonging to the selected group, and the individual cards 111 for persons not belonging to the selected group are not displayed.

In addition, in the map display section 103, the person icon 123 of the first form including both personal information and attribute information is displayed for the person belonging to the selected group. Specifically, the face image 125 of the target person and the frame image 126 drawn in the group color assigned to the group to which the target person belongs are displayed.

On the other hand, for a person who does not belong to the selected group, a second form of person icon 124 that does not include personal information but includes attribute information is displayed. Specifically, the person icon 124 drawn in a circular shape with the group color is displayed.

As described above, in this embodiment, by selecting a group from the group tab 142, the user can display the personal card 111 and the person icons 123 and 124 in a state of narrowing down to persons belonging to the selected group. . In addition, when a group is selected, a person icon 123 of the first form is displayed for a person who belongs to the selected group, and a person icon 123 of the second form is displayed for a person who does not belong to the selected group. 124 is displayed. This allows the user to distinguish between persons belonging to the selected group and persons not belonging to the selected group, and to know the presence status of persons not belonging to the selected group. can.

It should be noted that the person icon 124 may be hidden for persons who do not belong to the selected group.

Also, when the "Others" group tab 143 is selected, the person icon 123 and the individual card 111 are displayed for persons who have been individually identified among the persons sorted into the other group. On the other hand, for a person whose individual identification is not possible, the person icon 124 is displayed, but the personal card 111 is not displayed.

In addition, a search box 145 is provided on the presence status confirmation screen 101 . When the user enters a character string as a search condition into the search box 145, the entered character string is used as a search condition to search for a person who meets the search condition. Specifically, the person's name and belonging group (department) include the character string input in the search box 145 as a search condition (partial match), and search for the person who is present. is done. If a group is specified in the group tab 142, the person belonging to the specified group is searched. It should be noted that when a character string is entered in the search box 145, a search is performed even during the input, and the search results are displayed at any time.

When a person who satisfies the search conditions is found, the personal card 111 and person icon 123 relating to the person who satisfies the search conditions are displayed as search results. That is, in the card display unit 102, only the personal card 111 of the person who satisfies the search condition is displayed as the search result. On the other hand, in the map display section 103, as a search result, the person icon 123 of the first form, that is, the form including the face image and the frame image of the group color is displayed for the person who meets the search condition. On the other hand, for a person who does not meet the search conditions, the person icon 124 of the second form, that is, only the group color and no face image is displayed.

As described above, in this embodiment, the user can display the personal card 111 and the person icon 123 by inputting a character string as a search condition into the search box 145 and narrowing down the characters to persons who meet the search condition. can be done.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the presence status confirmation screen 101 is provided with an update date/time display section 151 . The update date and time display section 151 displays the last update date and time. The date and time of last update is set based on the time stamp given to the latest information acquired from the presence status database when the presence status confirmation screen 101 is generated.

In addition, the presence status confirmation screen 101 is provided with an update button 152 . When the user operates the update button 152, the latest information is acquired from the presence detection server 1 and the person management server 2, and the presence status confirmation screen 101 is regenerated. As a result, the personal card 111, the person icons 123 and 124, the seat occupancy rate, and the attendance rate (attendance rate) displayed on the presence status confirmation screen 101 are updated. In this case, the state in which the group is selected on the group tabs 141, 142, and 143 is maintained. Also, the selected states of the personal card 111 and the person icons 123 and 124 are reset. Also, the character string input in the search box 145 is cleared, and the narrowed down state by searching using the search box 145 is canceled.

The presence detection server 1 automatically updates the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 6). That is, the presence status confirmation screen 101 is periodically updated after a predetermined period of time (for example, one minute). Specifically, the user terminal 3 accesses the presence detection server 1 to newly generate the presence status confirmation screen 101, and the update button 152 is operated to manually update the presence status confirmation screen 101. When a predetermined time elapses from the timing at which the presence status confirmation screen 101 is automatically updated, the latest information is acquired from the presence status database and the presence status confirmation screen 101 is updated.

As a result, the personal card 111, person icons 123 and 124, seat utilization rate, and attendance rate (attendance rate) displayed on the presence status confirmation screen 101 are updated. In this case, the state in which the group is selected on the group tabs 141, 142, and 143 is maintained. Also, the selected states of the personal card 111 and the person icons 123 and 124 are maintained. However, when the selected person is absent, the selection states of the individual card 111 and person icons 123 and 124 are reset. In addition, the character string entered in the search box 145 and the state of narrowing down by searching using the search box 145 are also maintained.

(Second embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. It should be noted that points not particularly mentioned here are the same as those in the above-described embodiment. FIG. 14 is an overall configuration diagram of the presence detection system according to the second embodiment.

In this embodiment, the presence detection system includes a communication server 8 (communication system) in addition to the presence detection server 1 and the person management server 2 . The communication server 8 provides users with services such as chat, email, conference, video call, voice call, and schedule management.

The person management server 2 has a person database (employee database) for managing information such as the name and department of each person (employee), as in the above-described embodiment. A configuration including a person database, that is, a configuration in which a server having both the functions of the person management server 2 and the communication server 8 may be provided.

The user terminal 3 has a communication application in addition to the presence status display application. The communication application cooperates with the communication server 8 to provide users with services such as chat, email, conference, video call, voice call, and schedule management. The communication application is activated by performing a predetermined operation on the presence status display application.

A configuration is also possible in which the presence status display application includes a communication application that cooperates with the communication server 8 .

Next, the communication tools displayed on the personal card 111 of the presence status confirmation screen 101 will be explained. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the personal card 111 in the normal state and the personal card 111 in the communication tool display state.

On the presence status confirmation screen 101 (see FIG. 8), when a hover operation (temporary selection operation) is performed on the personal card 111 displayed on the card display unit 102, the personal card 111 is displayed as shown in FIG. 15A to the communication tool display state shown in FIG. 15B.

In the communication tool display state, a communication tool display section 161 appears on the personal card 111. The communication tool display section 161 displays chat, mail, conference, video call, and voice call icons 162 (operation sections) as communication tools. When the user operates one of the chat, mail, conference, video call, and voice call icons 162, the communication application is activated, and transitions to the chat, mail, conference, video call, and voice call screens.

Also, in the communication tool display section 161, a message box 163 (input field) and a send button 164 (operation section) are displayed as communication tools. A message box 163 allows the user to enter a message (text). When the user inputs a message and operates the send button 164 , the message is sent to the destination user terminal 3 via the communication server 8 .

Next, message transmission using a communication application on the user terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing operation procedures of the user terminal 3 and the communication server 8. As shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, when the user performs an operation to use the communication tool, the presence detection application of the user terminal 3 activates the communication application, the communication application cooperates with the communication server 8, and the screen of the communication application The input message can be transmitted to the user terminal 3 of the transmission partner via the communication server 8. - 特許庁

For example, on the chat screen displayed by operating the chat icon 162 on the personal card 111 (see FIG. 15), when a specific person is specified and a message transmission instruction is given, the communication application is started and the communication application The message is transmitted to the user terminal 3 of the transmission partner via the communication server 8. - 特許庁

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 16, first, the presence status display application of the user terminal 3 (transmitting side) detects an operation to select the personal card 111 (ST501). Next, the presence status display application of the user terminal 3 (sending side) detects button operation of the communication tool in the selected personal card 111 (ST502). Next, the presence status display application of the user terminal 3 (transmitting side) instructs activation of the communication application (ST503). At this time, the person of the selected personal card 111 is specified as the destination of the message, and the e-mail address or person ID of the person of the destination is provided to the communication application.

Next, on the user terminal 3 (sending side), the communication application is activated, and the communication application displays a chat screen in which the person of the transmission destination is set (ST504). Next, the communication application of user terminal 3 (sending side) detects an operation of inputting a message and instructing transmission (ST505). Next, the communication application of user terminal 3 (sending side) transmits the input message to communication server 8 (ST506).

Next, the communication server 8 distributes the message received from the user terminal 3 (sending side) to the user terminal 3 (receiving side) of the person designated as the destination (ST507).

Next, the communication application of user terminal 3 (receiving side) notifies the user that the message has been received, and displays the message on the screen (ST508).

Next, message transmission without using a communication application on the user terminal 3 will be described. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing operation procedures of the user terminal 3 and the communication server 8. As shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, when the user performs an operation to use the communication tool, the presence detection application of the user terminal 3 directly cooperates with the communication server 8 to send a message input on the screen of the presence detection application to the communication server. 8 to the destination user terminal 3. In this case, no communication application is required to send the message.

For example, in the personal card 111 (see FIG. 15), when the user inputs a message in the message box 163 and operates the send button 164, the presence detection application sends the message to the user terminal 3 of the other party via the communication server 8. is sent.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17, first, the presence status display application of the user terminal 3 (transmitting side) detects an operation to select the personal card 111 (ST601). Next, the presence status display application of the user terminal 3 (sending side) detects an operation of inputting a message on the selected personal card 111 and instructing transmission (ST602). Next, the presence status display application of the user terminal 3 (sending side) designates the person of the selected personal card 111 as the destination and sends the message to the communication server 8 (ST603). At this time, the communication server 8 is provided with the mail address or person ID of the person to whom the message is to be sent.

Next, the communication server 8 distributes the message received from the user terminal 3 (sending side) to the user terminal 3 (receiving side) of the person designated as the destination (ST604).

Next, the communication application of user terminal 3 (receiving side) notifies the user that the message has been received, and displays the message on the screen (ST605).

Next, the simultaneous transmission of messages using the communication application of the user terminal 3 will be explained. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a chat screen 171 displayed on the user terminal 3. As shown in FIG.

The communication server 8 provides a chat service in cooperation with the communication application of the user terminal 3. The communication application displays a chat screen 171 on the user terminal 3 . With the chat screen 171, messages can be sent all at once to persons participating in the chat service. Also, with the mention function, it is possible to specify a specific person as a destination and send a message, or to specify a plurality of people as a destination and send a message all at once.

An input field 172 is provided on the chat screen 171 . When the user enters characters (@going to work) designating all persons (attending members) present in the office as destinations in the input field 172 , characters confirming the persons of the destination are displayed in the display field 173 . be. After confirming the person to whom the message is to be sent, the user then enters a message in the input field 172 .

A send button 174 is provided on the chat screen 171 . When the user operates the send button 174 to instruct sending, the message entered in the input field 172 is sent via the communication server 8 to the user terminals 3 of all the people (members attending the office) who are present in the office. are sent simultaneously to

In the example shown in FIG. 18, all persons present in the office (members who attend the office) are designated as destinations. , you can send a message to the person who meets the criteria. For example, when a character (@ window side) designating a person sitting in a seat by the window as a destination is entered in the input field 172, the message is sent all at once to the user terminals 3 of the people in the seat by the window.

Next, the operation procedure of the user terminal 3, the presence detection server 1, and the communication server 8 when sending a message all at once to people who are present will be described. FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing operation procedures of the user terminal 3, the presence detection server 1, and the communication server 8. As shown in FIG.

With the communication application of the user terminal 3, it is possible to send a message all at once to the people present at the desk using the chat mention function. At this time, since the communication application performs simultaneous message transmission in cooperation with the communication server 8 (communication system), personal information about the people present (all people in the office), especially destination information (person ID, terminal ID, mail address, etc.) is provided from the presence detection server 1 to the communication server 8 .

At this point, the presence detection server 1 notifies the communication server 8 of the personal information about the people present (all people present in the office) at the timing when the presence status database is updated. Update attendee information held in Personal information on a person sitting on a specific seat in the office may be provided from the presence detection server 1 to the communication server 8 .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 19, the presence detection server 1 first performs presence status processing and updates the presence status database (ST701). Next, the presence detection server 1 adds the personal information (person ID, etc.) of the person present and transmits a request to update the person information to the communication server 8 (ST702).

Next, the communication server 8 updates the occupant information (information about the person currently sitting in the office) based on the personal information (person ID, etc.) of the occupant acquired from the presence detection server 1. (ST703).

Next, the communication application of the user terminal 3 (sending side) displays a chat screen (see FIG. 18), and instructs the user to specify the destination (work group), input the message, and instruct the user to send the message. (ST704). Next, the communication application of user terminal 3 transmits the message to communication server 8 (ST705).

Next, the communication server 8 distributes the message received from the user terminal 3 (sending side) to the user terminals 3 (receiving side) of each person corresponding to the specified destination (work group) (ST706).

Next, the communication application of the user terminal 3 (receiving side) notifies the user of the reception of the message and displays the message (ST707).

By the way, in this embodiment, the user terminal 3 executes the presence status display application and the communication application. It may be executed by a web server. In this case, the user terminal 3 can use the functions of the presence status display application and the communication application by accessing the web server with the web browser. Note that the Web server may be implemented as part of the functions of the presence detection server 1 .

In the above description, the presence status display application capable of visualizing the presence status of people in the work area has been described. may For example, in a predetermined area having a plurality of divided areas, existence status information regarding the presence or absence of an object in each divided area is acquired, and attribute information and individual information of the existing object (for example, information that can identify the object) ), and based on the existence status information and the object identification information, display information representing the existence status in the predetermined area is generated, and the display information is displayed on the area image representing the predetermined area. A map display area that displays an existence map with superimposed object (individual) icons representing objects (individuals) that exist in the map display area, and a list of object (individual) cards for each existing object that is arranged side by side with this map display area. and a card display area where the object icon is displayed including object information, and the object card is displayed including individual information and attribute information. The object here may be, for example, a self-supporting and immovable object (delivery item such as cardboard) or a self-supporting and movable object (robot, etc.).

As described above, the embodiment has been described as an example of the technology disclosed in this application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can also be applied to embodiments with modifications, replacements, additions, omissions, and the like. Further, it is also possible to combine the constituent elements described in the above embodiments to create new embodiments.

The presence status presentation method according to the present disclosure has the effect that a user can easily check the presence status of a person in a free address office and can easily contact the person. The present invention is useful as a seating status presentation method and seating status presentation system in which one or more computers execute processing for presenting the seating status of persons in an office area having a plurality of seats to a user.

1 presence detection server (computer)
2 person management server 3 user terminal (computer)
4 entrance camera 5 indoor camera 6 robot 7 robot control server (computer)
8 Communication Server (Communication System)
101 Presence status confirmation screen 102 Card display area (card display area)
103 map display area (map display area)
111 individual card 112 group display section 113 scroll bar 121 presence map 122 area image 123 person icon (first form)
124 person icon (second form)
125 Face image 126 Frame image 128 Enlarge button 129 Reduce button 131 Tool tip 132 Periphery 133 Thick frame 141, 142, 143 Group tab (operation part)
145 search box 161 communication tool display section 162 icon (operation section)
163 Message box (input field)
164 Send button (operation part)
171 chat screen 172 input field 173 display field 174 send button

Claims (19)

1. A seating status presentation method for executing a process for presenting a user the seating status of a person in an office area having a plurality of seats by one or more computers,
   The computer is
   Acquiring presence status information regarding the presence status of a person in each seat in the work area;
   Acquire personal identification information, including attribute information and personal information about persons present,
   generating display information representing the presence status of the person in the work area based on the presence status information and the person identification information;
   The display information includes:
   a map display area for displaying a presence map in which person icons representing people present are superimposed on an area image representing the work area;
   a card display area arranged side by side with the map display area and displaying a list of personal cards for each person present,
   each of the person icons is displayed including the personal information,
   the personal card is displayed including the personal information and the attribute information, respectively;
   How to present availability.
2. The personal information includes first personal information expressed in non-verbal language and second personal information expressed in language,
   each of the person icons is displayed including the first personal information;
   the personal cards are displayed including the first personal information and the second personal information, respectively;
   The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
3. The first personal information includes either a facial image of a person captured when entering the work area or a facial image of the person captured when presence is detected.
   3. The presence status presentation method according to claim 2.
4. The first personal information is the person's appearance and clothing extracted from either an image of the person captured when entering the work area or an image of the person captured when the presence of the person is detected. including characteristic information of at least one of
   3. The presence status presentation method according to claim 2.
5. The attribute information includes first attribute information expressed non-verbally and second attribute information expressed linguistically,
   each of the person icons is displayed including the first attribute information;
   each of the personal cards is displayed including the first attribute information and the second attribute information;
   The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
6. The attribute information includes information about the group to which the person belongs,
   The display information includes an operation unit for the user to select a group,
   The computer is
   Determining whether each person present belongs to the selected group based on the attribute information for each person,
   According to the determination result, changing the display state or display content of the personal card and the person icon related to each person who is present.
   The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
7. the person icon related to the person belonging to the selected group is displayed in a form including the personal information and the attribute information;
   The person icon related to the person who does not belong to the selected group is displayed in a form that does not contain the personal information but contains the attribute information.
   7. The presence status presentation method according to claim 6.
8. said personal cards relating to persons not belonging to the selected group are hidden;
   7. The presence status presentation method according to claim 6.
9. When the person identification information cannot be obtained for a person who is present, the person icon related to the person is displayed in a form that does not include the personal information and the attribute information.
   The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
10. The computer is
    Obtaining status information regarding body temperature and/or wearing a mask for a person present,
    the status information is displayed on the personal card along with the person identification information;
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
11. When a user's operation to select one of the person icon and the personal card is performed, both the selected one and the other corresponding to the one are highlighted.
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
12. The card display area has an upper limit on the number of the personal cards that can be displayed,
    when the total number of the personal cards to be displayed exceeds the upper limit, some of the personal cards are hidden;
    The personal card in a hidden state changes to a displayed state in response to a user's operation;
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
13. The personal card corresponding to the selected person icon changes from a non-display state to a display state in the card display area in accordance with a user's operation to select the person icon.
    13. The presence status presentation method according to claim 12.
14. the presence map is displayed in the map display area with a part of the presence map as a display range in response to a user's operation for instructing enlarged display;
    When the person icon corresponding to the selected personal card is out of the display range according to the user's operation to select the personal card, the person icon corresponding to the selected personal card is displayed. the display range of the presence map is changed so that
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
15. The personal card includes an operation unit of a communication tool for using the communication system,
    When the user selects the personal card and operates the operation unit, the communication application associated with the operation unit is activated, and the screen of the communication application is displayed.
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
16. The personal card includes an operation unit of a communication tool for using the communication system,
    The personal card changes from a form that does not include the operation unit of the communication tool to a form that includes the operation unit of the communication tool, according to the operation of the user who selects the personal card.
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
17. The personal card includes an input field for entering a message and an operation unit for instructing transmission of the message,
    When the user selects the personal card and operates the operation unit, a message is sent to the person of the selected personal card via the communication system.
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 16.
18. The computer is
    Providing a communication system with the personal information about a person staying in the work area or a person sitting in a specific seat in the work area;
    The presence status presentation method according to claim 1.
19. A presence status presentation system comprising one or more computers that executes processing for presenting a user the presence status of a person in a work area having a plurality of seats,
    The computer is
    Acquiring presence status information regarding the presence status of a person in each seat in the work area;
    Acquire personal identification information, including attribute information and personal information about persons present,
    generating display information representing the presence status of the person in the work area based on the presence status information and the person identification information;
    The display information includes:
    a map display area for displaying a presence map in which person icons representing people present are superimposed on an area image representing the work area;
    a card display area arranged side by side with the map display area and displaying a list of personal cards for each person present,
    each of the person icons is displayed including the personal information,
    the personal card is displayed including the personal information and the attribute information, respectively;
    Presence status display system.

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