Work management system employing electronic board

• US 5,329,444 A
• Filed: 04/24/1992
• Issued: 07/12/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shimizu Construction Co. Ltd. (Shimizu Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Shimizu Construction Co. Ltd. (Shimizu Corporation)
• Inventors: Kato, Hiromi, Kunugi, Takashi, Inokoshi, Tomonori, Yokozawa, Tateo, Akimoto, Manabu, Sukagawa, Masaru, Fukunaga, Teruo, Yamazaki, Yusuke, Takahashi, Hideki, Kikuchi, Akira, Saito, Yuji, Watanabe, Mitsuaki, Abe, Masataka
• Primary Examiner(s): McElheny, Jr., Donald E.
• Application Number:
  US07/872,811
• Time in Patent Office: 809 Days
• Field of Search: 340/717, 340/780, 364/401, 364/402, 364/406, 364/407, 364/188, 364/189, 364/146
• US Class Current: 705/7.26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06316 Sequencing of tasks or work
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A work management system has input means having a function of inputting coordinate information from the surface of a panel, output means having a function of projecting electronic information onto the panel, and data processing means for executing a predetermined processing, e.g., preparation and input processing of a form, a chart or a drawing, retrieval, editing, totalization, etc., by establishing a correspondence between the information projected on the panel by using the output means and the coordinate information input from the input means. The data processing means displays a list of registered items to be designated in a window for selection of one of the items, whereas, when coordinate information is input from two points for an entry column for time setting, the data processing means draws a bar between the two points. Control information which is conformable to working hours of equipment at a work site, e.g., temporary lighting equipment, is generated by a preliminary arrangement system employing an electronic board, and the control information is transferred to a supervisory control system to effect supervisory control of the equipment on the basis of the control information.

Claims

1. A work management system employing an electronic board, comprising:

input means having a function of inputting coordinate information from the surface of a panel;

output means having a function of projecting electronic information on said panel; and

data processing means for executing a predetermined processing, including at least one of preparation and input processing of a form, a chart or a drawing, retrieval, editing, and totalization, by establishing a correspondence between the information projected on said panel by using said output means and the coordinate information input from said input means, said data processing means being arranged to execute said input processing of a form, a chart or a drawing such that, when coordinate information is input from one point for an entry column for a designated item, said data processing means displays a list of registered items to be designated in a window for selection of one of said items, whereas, when coordinate information is input from two points for an entry column for time setting, said data processing means draws a bar between said two points.

2. A work management system according to claim 1, wherein said input means has an image input function, said data processing means being arranged to project an input image on said panel by using said output means and enable a section to be set on the image data by inputting coordinate information.

3. A work management system according to claim 1, wherein said window for displaying a list of items to be designated is provided with an item for selecting a handwriting mode, in which handwritten characters can be input from the surface of said panel by using said coordinate input function.

4. A work management system employing an electronic board, comprising:

input means including a card reader that reads information stored in a memory card, a data input unit capable of inputting image data, and a coordinate input panel for inputting positional information represented by X-coordinate and Y-coordinate values;

output means including a projector that projects electronic information on said coordinate input panel, a display that displays electronic information on a screen, and a printer that prints out electronic information;

data processing means for executing a predetermined processing, including preparation and input processing of at least one of a form, a chart or a drawing, retrieval, editing, and totalization, by recognizing coordinate values input from said coordinate input panel in correspondence to the electronic information projected on said coordinate input panel and combining the recognized information with data read by said card reader and data input from said data input unit, and said data processing means further executing storage of data into a memory and output processing of data to said output means, thereby enabling preliminary arrangements to be made on the basis of data that is coordinate-input from an image of electronic information displayed on said coordinate input panel.

5. A work management system according to claim 4, wherein said card reader is installed at an entrance/exit gate of a work site to read a memory card stored with information characteristic of each individual worker when the worker enters and leaves said work site, said data processing means being arranged to retrieve, edit and totalize information read by said card reader to prepare a form, a chart or a drawing and output it.

6. A work management system according to claim 4, wherein said data input unit has an image scanner so that image data input by said image scanner can be mixed with data input by another of said input means.

7. A work management system employing an electronic board for controlling equipment at a work site, including temporary lighting equipment, in accordance with working hours, comprising a preliminary arrangement system for executing input, generation, updating and other processing for items to be prearranged for work concerning a work schedule and safety instruction form or the like by using said electronic board, and a supervisory control system for effecting supervisory control of equipment at a work site, including temporary lighting equipment, wherein said preliminary arrangement system generates control information conformable to working hours of equipment to be controlled from the results of input, generation, updating or other processing executed for the items to be prearranged and transfers said control information to said supervisory control system to effect supervisory control of said equipment on the basis of said control information.

8. A work management system according to claim 7, wherein said preliminary arrangement system comprises a data processor for processing preliminary arrangement information, a large-sized coordinate input panel liken to a board, and a projector for projecting electronic information onto said coordinate input panel.

9. A work management system according to claim 7, wherein said supervisory control system includes a supervisory control processing unit having a program control function by which, when at least one of a time and a port is designated as supervisory control information, supervisory control of terminal equipment is effected on the basis of at least one of the designated time and port, so that setting of control information is made from said preliminary arrangement system with respect to said program control function.