WORK MANAGEMENT SUPPORT METHOD AND WORK MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM WHICH USE SENSOR NODES

• US 20080189157A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kazuo Yano, Koji Ara, Norihiko Moriwaki
• Original Assignee: Kazuo Yano, Koji Ara, Norihiko Moriwaki
• Inventors: Moriwaki, Norihiko, Yano, Kazuo, ARA, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 7,706,906 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/10 together with the recording, indicating or registering of other data, e.g. of signs of identity

Abstract

A sensor net system including: a sensor node which includes: a sensor which obtains sensor data of a worker; a radio frequency circuit which notifies a server of the sensor data; and a server which includes: a relation list for correlating the sensor data with work status of the worker; a unit for confirming the work status of the worker based on the obtained sensor data by using the relation list; a unit for displaying the confirmed work status on a display unit connected to the server.

Claims

1. A sensor net system comprising:

a sensor node which includes;

a sensor which obtains sensor data of a worker;

a radio frequency circuit which notifies a server of the sensor data; and

a server which includes;

a relation list for correlating the sensor data with work status of the worker;

a unit for confirming the work status of the worker based on the obtained sensor data by using the relation list;

a unit for displaying the confirmed work status on a display unit connected to the server.

2. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the confirmed work status is graphically shown in chronological order.

3. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the work status is a work category in which the worker is engaged.

4. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the work status is a coworker with whom the worker is engaged in a work category.

5. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the work status is a location where the worker is engaged in a work category.

6. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the work status is a work barometer when the worker is engaged in a work category.

7. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 6, wherein

the work barometer is a degree of activity or a speech frequency.

8. A sensor net system comprising:

a sensor node which includes;

a sensor which obtains sensor data of a worker;

a display unit which displays information on the worker;

an input device for receiving the information on the worker selected by the worker;

a radio frequency circuit which notifies a server of the sensor data and the information on the worker selected by the worker; and

a server which includes;

a unit for confirming work status of the worker based on the sensor data which is obtained when the worker is engaged in a work category correlated with the information on the worker selected by the worker;

a unit for displaying the confirmed work status on a display unit connected to the server together with the information on the worker selected by the worker.

9. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the server confirms the work status of the worker by using a relation list which correlates the sensor data with the work status of the worker.

10. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the information on the worker is a work category.

11. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the information on the worker is a phase of the work category.

12. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the information on the worker is a degree of completion of the work category.

13. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the work status is a coworker with whom the worker is engaged in the work category.

14. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the work status is a location where the worker is engaged in the work category.

15. The sensor net system as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the work status is a degree of activity or a speech frequency.