Inspection management system, inspection management method and program therefor

Abstract

To provide an inspection management system, an inspection management method and an inspection management program capable of promoting labor saving by improving the efficiency and automatization of works including an inspection work at a site, a report preparation work to results of the inspection work, and further management of a person in charge of inspection.SOLUTION: An inspection management system 1 includes an inspection portable terminal 3 for photographing an inspection image by adding incidental information including a photographing time and a photographing position to an inspection situation code corresponding to inspection results assumed to be an inspection object code for specifying an inspection object, an image analysis part 8 for acquiring inspection object information, inspection situation information and photographing position information, a report and personal history preparation part 12 for allocating these information to an inspection report form that previously determines arrangement for these information to automatically prepare an inspection report, and an output part 6 for outputting the inspection report in a browsable manner.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an inspection management system, an inspection management method, and a program thereof, which photograph an inspection target while adding additional information including a photographing time and a photographing position together with a code including inspection target information and inspection status information, analyze these information, and assign the analysis results to an inspection report form in which the arrangement for these information is predetermined to automatically generate an inspection report. Further, the present invention relates to an inspection management system, an inspection management method, and a program thereof, particularly for the purpose of termite control.

Background Art

[0002] At sites such as facilities, outdoor equipment, and construction sites, inspections and checks may be required periodically for safety management and process management. The efficiency and automation of work at the site and the result reporting of such inspections and checks are important issues for reducing the labor of workers and managers. For example, the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 discloses a remote work support system capable of simultaneously supporting a plurality of workers at a work site. In this system, it is possible to simultaneously display the identification information of a plurality of workers and an image transmitted from a worker terminal corresponding to the selected worker on the display screen of the supporter terminal. Further, Patent Document 2 includes an inspection item selection unit that receives facility information from a communication terminal and sends inspection items to the communication terminal, and a result determination unit that receives inspection results from the communication terminal and determines the appropriateness of the inspection results. By providing an instruction unit that instructs the communication terminal that the work of the inspection item is completed when the content of the inspection result is appropriate, and instructs the communication terminal with necessary inspection items when the content of the inspection result is inappropriate, it is possible to remotely provide information and instructions regarding inspections to on-site inspectors. An inspection management system is disclosed. Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses an invention related to the inspection of static devices installed outdoors, rather than dynamic devices installed inside a factory. Specifically, a plurality of stations for monitoring termites are installed around a building, and an information analysis unit that analyzes the occurrence status of termites from the inspection information collected from each station, and an information instruction unit that newly generates instruction information at the time of inspection from the generated analysis information are provided, and a technology capable of transmitting the generated instruction information to an inspection terminal is disclosed. Also, a technology is disclosed in which termite detection is performed by a sensor, and termite detection information is transmitted to a management computer together with temperature and humidity information and registered in a database.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Patent Document 3

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, although the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 can support a plurality of workers at a work site at the same time, ultimately, the labor required for each of the plurality of workers remains the same, and there is a problem that there is a limit to labor saving at the work site. In addition, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, an inspector page is provided, and input information such as pull-down menus and radio buttons prepared for each inspection item by the inspector is displayed, which can reduce the burden of the input work by the inspector. At the same time, information regarding the administrator and the inspection results can be shared in real time. However, input is required for each pull-down menu and radio button. Also, it is not for a site where certain inspection items and inspection results always exist. In the case where the inspection items and inspection results are not fixed and vary for each site and inspection target, the menu using pull-down menus and radio buttons becomes complicated, and there is a problem that the burden on the inspector increases and the accuracy may decrease. Furthermore, also in the management support system for termite control in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3, the inspector has to perform inspections on each station of the building of the customer to be inspected and input inspection information (inspection results) from the inspection input screen using a terminal, and there is a problem that there is a limit to shortening the inspection time at the site.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such conventional circumstances, and aims to improve the efficiency and automation of work including inspection work at the site, report creation work for the results of the inspection work, and further management of the inspector, and to promote labor saving, and provides an inspection management system, an inspection management method, and an inspection management program. In addition, even when various types of information related to inspections such as inspection contents, inspection results, or treatment contents vary depending on the inspection target and a choice has to be made, it is also an object to provide an inspection management system, an inspection management method, and an inspection management program that can respond with high efficiency and high accuracy.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, an inspection management system according to a first invention includes an inspection terminal that takes an inspection image by adding additional information including a shooting time and a shooting position to an inspection status code selected by an inspector from inspection target codes for specifying an inspection target and a plurality of types of inspection results assumed for the inspection target in advance; an image analysis unit that reads the inspection target code, the inspection status code, and the additional information from the inspection image to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information; a report creation unit that automatically generates an inspection report by assigning the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information to an inspection report form in which the arrangement for the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information is determined in advance; and an output unit that outputs the inspection report so as to be viewable. Note that the inspection terminal that takes an inspection image by adding additional information including a shooting time and a shooting position means an inspection terminal equipped with a GPS function and capable of embedding the shooting time and the shooting position as additional information (metadata) in an image in EXIF information or the like.

[0007] Further, an inspection management system according to a second invention, in the first invention, the inspection status information includes an inspector ID, and has an inspector information processing unit that automatically generates an inspector evaluation form by associating the inspection target information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information with the inspector ID. Note that "ID" in the present application refers to distinguishable numbers, characters, symbols, etc. and combinations thereof.

[0008] The inspection management method according to the third invention reads the inspection target code for specifying an inspection target, the inspection status code selected by an inspector from those prepared in advance corresponding to a plurality of types of assumed inspection results for the inspection target, from an inspection image taken by adding additional information including a shooting time and a shooting position, to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information in an image analysis step; assigns the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information to an inspection report form with a predetermined layout for the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information, and automatically generates an inspection report in a report creation step; and has an output step of outputting the inspection report so as to be viewable.

[0009] The inspection management method according to the fourth invention, in the third invention, is characterized in that the inspection status information includes an inspector ID, and has an inspector information processing step of automatically generating an inspector evaluation form by associating the inspection target information, the shooting time information, the shooting position information, and the inspector ID.

[0010] The inspection management program according to the fifth invention is a program executed by a computer to manage inspection results of an inspection target. The program causes the computer to perform an image analysis step of reading the inspection target code for specifying an inspection target, the inspection status code selected by an inspector from those prepared in advance corresponding to a plurality of types of assumed inspection results for the inspection target, from an inspection image taken by adding additional information including a shooting time and a shooting position, to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information; a report creation step of assigning the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information to an inspection report form with a predetermined layout for the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information, and automatically generating an inspection report; and an output step of outputting the inspection report so as to be viewable.

[0011] In the sixth invention, the inspection management program includes, in the fifth invention, a step of processing inspection staff information for automatically generating an inspection staff evaluation form by associating the inspection status information including the inspector ID with the inspection target information, the shooting time information, the shooting position information, and the inspector ID.

[0012] In the seventh invention, the inspection management system includes, in the first invention, the inspection target being a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence.

[0013] In the eighth invention, the inspection management method includes, in the third invention, the inspection target being a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence.

[0014] In the ninth invention, the inspection management program includes, in the fifth invention, the inspection target being a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence.

Effect of the Invention

[0015] In the inspection management system according to the first invention, by inputting a plurality of types of inspection results assumed in advance for the inspection status code as inspection status information, an inspector who performs the inspection work can place the inspection status code together with the inspection target code near the inspection target according to the inspection result, and take a picture as an inspection image with an inspection terminal capable of adding additional information including the shooting time and the shooting position. Thus, it is possible to include inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information in the inspection image. Moreover, since the inspection target code and the inspection status code can be placed near the inspection target for shooting, it is possible to include the status of the inspection target in the inspection image as well. By analyzing this inspection image with an image analysis unit, it is possible to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information in addition to the status image of the inspection target. Therefore, at the inspection site, it is only necessary for the inspector to select the inspection target code and the inspection status code, place them near the inspection target, and take a photo with an inspection terminal capable of embedding additional information into the inspection image, so that it is possible to improve the efficiency and automation of the on-site inspection work and achieve labor savings. Furthermore, since the report creation unit automatically generates an inspection report by assigning each piece of information to an inspection report form in which the arrangement of the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information is predetermined, the inspection report can be automatically generated only by analyzing the inspection image and extracting each piece of information, and it is also possible to improve the efficiency and automation of the report creation after inspection and achieve labor savings. Note that the inspection status code varies depending on the content of the inspection and the corresponding content for the results also varies. However, by having the inspector carry the inspection status code in advance according to each of these inspection results and the corresponding inspection results, it is possible to appropriately place it near the inspection target according to the inspection results. Also, even in a situation where the content of the inspection changes over time and the results also vary, it is possible to respond by increasing the inspection status code, and the inspection management system can respond quickly and flexibly.

[0016] In the inspection management system according to the second invention, since the inspector information processing unit can automatically generate an inspector evaluation form by associating the inspector ID with the inspection target information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information, it is possible to evaluate the inspector based only on the information regarding the inspection actually carried out by the inspector when going to the inspection site.

[0017] Since the inspection management method according to the third invention and the inspection management program according to the fifth invention are respectively regarded as a method invention and a program invention of the inspection management system according to the first invention, their effects are the same as those of the first invention.

[0018] The inspection management method according to the fourth invention and the inspection management program according to the sixth invention are regarded as a method invention and a program invention of the inspection management system according to the second invention, respectively, and thus their effects are the same as those of the second invention.

[0019] The inspection management system according to the seventh invention, the inspection management method according to the eighth invention, and the inspection management program according to the ninth invention each use a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence as the inspection target, and their effects are the same as those of the first invention, the third invention, and the fifth invention.

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0021] Hereinafter, an inspection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. In this embodiment, for termite control, a dedicated termite bait tree called a device is buried under the floor of a customer's building or in the yard, and termites are attracted by accommodating the bait tree inside. An apparatus called an inspection station for detecting the presence or absence of termites will be described as an inspection target. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an inspection management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a database 4 of the inspection management system 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of inspection management executed by the inspection management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This FIG. 3 also represents the execution process of the inspection management method and inspection management program of the present invention. Explaining the flow of inspection management in the inspection management system 1 with reference to this figure is synonymous with explaining the embodiments of the inspection management method and inspection management program using a computer. In FIG. 3, the reference numerals indicated by drawn lines from the description of the steps indicated by "S" and the reference numerals indicated by drawn lines from the broken lines covering the description of the steps are the components of the inspection management system 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the reference numerals are the same.

[0022] In FIG. 1, the inspection management system 1 includes an input unit 5, an output unit 6, an inspection portable terminal 3 as an inspection terminal connected via an information communication network 7, a processing unit 2, and a database 4 composed of a customer database 20, an inspection database 22, and an inspector database 26. It can be assumed that this inspection management system 1 is a system equipped with arithmetic circuits and storage devices capable of exerting their respective functions within a computer server. The input unit 5 functions as a data receiving unit, corresponding to devices such as the inspection portable terminal 3, the browsing customer terminal 33, etc., receiving devices from the information communication network 7, as well as keyboards, mice, tablet pens, optical reading devices, etc. used when an administrator or inspection staff of the inspection management system 1 inputs data. Also, as the output unit 6, a display device, a transmitting device to the information communication network, or a transmitter that transfers data to other devices as a data transmitting unit can be considered. That is, even if the components in FIG. 1 are not integrated, it is also possible to separate the input unit 5 and the output unit 6 and provide them separately, and configure a system to transmit and receive data and information between the processing unit 2, the database 4, or the inspection portable terminal 3 and the browsing customer terminal 33 by wire or wirelessly.

[0023] The inspection portable terminal 3 is a device for obtaining an inspection image by removing the lid of the inspection station 30 that is the inspection target to expose the device, and simultaneously photographing the station ID (ST-ID) tag 31 and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 for each inspection station 30 installed on the back of the lid. In addition, the inspection portable terminal 3 is equipped with a GPS device and can exhibit GPS functions, and also has a function of embedding the shooting time and shooting position as information as additional information (metadata) into the image. Regarding the time information of the shooting time, in addition to the basic time system of GPS, a function compatible with the NITZ (Network Identify and Time Zone) standard may be used.

[0024] Next, the processing unit 2 of the inspection management system 1 is equipped with an image analysis unit 8 having an additional information analysis unit 9 and a code information analysis unit 10, a customer information processing unit 11, a report / history book creation unit 12, a code generation unit 13, an alert generation unit 14, and an inspection staff information processing unit 15. The attached information analysis unit 9 of the image analysis unit 8 is a device that analyzes the attached information included in the inspection image captured by the inspection mobile terminal 3. The code information analysis unit 10 is a device that analyzes the code information included in the inspection target code described in the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status code described in the inspection status and correspondence tag 32. Note that in this application, the ST-ID tag 31 as a tag and the ID itself obtained by analyzing the ST-ID tag 31 by the code information analysis unit 10, that is, the ST-ID 46 meaning the inspection target information, are distinguished. Further, the attached information and the code information will be described later with reference to the configuration of the database 4 shown in FIG. 2. The customer information processing unit 11 is a device that stores the customer information input by the administrator of the inspection management system 1 via the processing unit 2 in the customer database 20 of the database 4 in a readable manner according to the information content. Further, when a customer reads and views inspection report information 51 (monitoring report 60) or inspection history book information 52 (monitoring history book 68) from the inspection report database 25 via the browsing customer terminal 33, it is a device that receives and authenticates personal authentication means such as a password input via the input unit 5. Specific customer information will be described later with reference to FIG. 2. The report and history book creation unit 12 is a device that generates a report summarized for each inspection and a history book that is a list of all inspection results within a certain period in response to the input of the inspection results at the inspection station 30, and stores them in the inspection report database 25 of the database 4 in a readable manner. Specific contents of the report and the history book will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, and 8.

[0025] The code generation unit 13 is a device that generates the information input via the input unit 5 by the inspector or the administrator of the inspection management system 1 as a code. The generated code is directly printed on the ST-ID tag 31 or the inspection status and correspondence tag 32, or a separately printed one is installed on them. The code generation unit 13 may be provided separately as long as it can generate information as a code. The alert generation unit 14 transmits alert information, for example, when the regular inspection date approaching within two months or when it has passed by. The alert information is generated for each customer and, if necessary, for each inspection station 30. The generated alert information is displayed by the output unit 6 for each inspection person in charge or transmitted to the inspection portable terminal 3 individually held by the inspection person in charge. The utilization of the alert information will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 9. The inspection person in charge information processing unit 15 is a device that stores the inspection person in charge information input by the administrator of the inspection management system 1 via the processing unit 2 in the inspection person in charge database 26 of the database 4 in a readable manner according to the information content. Further, when generating the alert information in the alert generation unit 14, the inspection person in charge information processing unit 15 also has a function of transmitting the inspection person in charge information based on the customer information corresponding to the inspection station 30 that is the source of the alert information to the alert generation unit 14. Note that the inspection management system 1 according to the present embodiment does not include the inspection station 30, the ST-ID tag 31, the inspection status / correspondence tag 32, and the browsing customer terminal 33, but these may be conceptually included.

[0026] In the customer database 20 of the database 4, a customer information database 21 is stored. In the inspection database 22, an inspection image database 23, an inspection tag database 24, and an inspection report database 25 are stored. In the inspection person in charge database 26, an inspection person in charge evaluation book database 27 is stored.

[0027] Next, with reference to FIG. 2, each data stored in the database 4 will be described, and the content of the information handled in the inspection management system 1 will also be described. In FIG. 2, in the customer database 20 in the database 4, a customer information database 21 is stored for each customer. In each customer information database 21, a customer name / address 36, customer location information 37, inspection date plan 38, inspection date history 39, and inspection person in charge ID 40 associated with the customer ID 35 are stored in a readable manner. Customer name and address 36 is literally text data regarding the customer's name, title, and address, and customer location information 37 is data regarding the customer's location information. Location information means global positioning data obtained using the Global Positioning System (GPS), and specifically, it is data consisting of numerical values of latitude and longitude. Inspection date plan 38 is data regarding the schedule for an inspector to visit a customer and inspect the inspection station 30 installed within the site such as the building or garden, and further, the contract period with the customer is also included as data. Inspection date history 39 is data regarding the history of the inspection dates when the inspector inspected the inspection station 30. Furthermore, inspector ID 40 is the ID information of the inspector assigned to each customer. These pieces of information are stored in the customer information database 21 of the database 4 via the input unit 5 and the customer information processing unit 11 by the administrator after a contract for providing a termite control service using the inspection management system 1 is concluded.

[0028] Next, the inspection image database 23 stored in the inspection database 22 of the database 4 for each customer information database 21, that is, in a state associated with the customer ID 35, will be described. The inspection image database 23 stores inspection images 41 associated with the ST-ID 46. The inspection image 41 is an image taken by the inspection portable terminal 3, and this image is one that simultaneously captures the state of exposing the device by removing the lid of the inspection station 30 and the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 installed on the back of the lid. The ST-ID tag 31 includes an inspection target code, and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 includes an inspection status code. Details of these will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

[0029] Next, the inspection tag database 24, which is stored in the inspection database 22 for each customer information database 21, that is, in a state associated with the customer ID 35, will be described. The inspection tag database 24 stores the supplementary information 42 associated with the ST-ID 46 and the code information 45. The supplementary information 42 is information obtained as a result of analyzing the inspection image 41 by the supplementary information analysis unit 9 of the image analysis unit 8, and the code information 45 is information obtained as a result of analyzing the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status / correspondence tag 32 captured simultaneously during the shooting of the inspection image 41 using the code information analysis unit 10 of the image analysis unit 8. The supplementary information 42 includes information on the shooting time 43 and the shooting position 44. The code information 45 includes the ST-ID 46 as inspection target information, the inspector ID 40 as inspector information, the presence / absence and type of termites 47, the presence / absence of device replacement 48, and the presence / absence of chemical injection 49 as inspection status information. Also, the inspector information may be included in the inspection status information. Although the ST-ID 46 is shown as an ID for association, since it is also included in the code information 45, it is included in the inspection tag database 24 as a configuration attached to the code information 45. Also, the ST-ID 46 is the code information 45 obtained from the inspection target code of the ST-ID tag 31 (see the inspection target code 34a in FIG. 4), and from the inspector ID 40 and the presence / absence and type of termites 47 to the presence / absence of chemical injection 49 from the inspection status code of the inspection status / correspondence tag 32 (see the inspection status code 34b in FIG. 5). Note that the "code" in the present application is a concept including one-dimensional codes and two-dimensional codes, as well as figures, images, or numbers, letters, and symbols that can convert and represent data / information.

[0030] The inspector ID 40 is an ID related to the inspector who inspected the inspection station 30 and captured the inspection station 30 including the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status / correspondence tag 32 using the inspection portable terminal 3. The presence / absence and type of termites 47 are data related to the inspection result, and are information on the presence / absence of termite occurrence recognized by the inspection and the types such as Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes speratus when termites are discovered. The presence or absence of device replacement 48 is information regarding the countermeasures taken according to the inspection results, and is information regarding the presence or absence of device replacement after exterminating termites by injecting chemicals after the occurrence of termites. Also, the presence or absence of chemical injection 49 is also information regarding the countermeasures taken according to the inspection results, and is information regarding the presence or absence of injecting a termite molting inhibitor called a bait agent against the occurrence of termites. Since termites repeat molting regularly, termites that have eaten the bait agent cannot molt and gradually die.

[0031] Next, the inspection report database 25 stored in the inspection database 22 for each customer information database 21, that is, in a state associated with the customer ID 35, will be described. The inspection report database 25 stores inspection report information 51 and inspection history form information 52. The inspection report information 51 and the inspection history form information 52 are information regarding the inspection report and the inspection history form that can be viewed by the browsing customer terminal 33 via the output unit 6 and the information communication network 7. These contents will be described later with reference to FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 respectively.

[0032] Next, the inspector evaluation form database 27 stored for each inspector in the inspector database 26 of the database 4 will be described. The inspector evaluation form database 27 stores the inspector name 50 and the inspector evaluation form information 53 in a state associated with the inspector ID 40. The inspector name 50 is information for identifying the inspector, and the inspector evaluation form information 53 is information for evaluating the inspector. Specifically, the information described in the inspector evaluation form will be described later with reference to FIG. 9.

[0033] Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 9, the inspection management process of the inspection station performed using the inspection management system 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of inspection management executed by the inspection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4(a) shows an inspection station in the inspection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, devices therein, and an image of the back of the station lid. FIGS. 4(b) and 4(c) show images of the inspection station, devices therein, the back of the station lid, and inspection status / corresponding tags. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing inspection status codes displayed on the inspection status / corresponding tags in the inspection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention and code information included therein. First, step S1 is a process of installing an inspection station 30 in a building or site of a customer who has contracted to perform termite control using the present inspection management system 1. The inspection station 30 houses a termite-exclusive bait tree called a device. Next, step S2 is a process in which an inspector goes to the inspection station 30 for inspection, and the inspection is performed regularly at intervals of about two months. Step S3 is a process of opening the lid of the inspection station 30 during on-site inspection to check whether there are pests such as termites in the device. Although the bait tree of the device is for termites only, pests such as black termites are also attracted, so the presence or absence of these is also checked.

[0034] As shown in the inspection image 41 of FIG. 4(a), when the lid 55 of the inspection station 30 is opened, a device 54 serving as a bait tree is housed inside. Also, an ST-ID tag 31 is attached to the back of the lid 55, and an inspection target code 34a is displayed on the ST-ID tag 31, and the ST-ID46 which is code information is included in the inspection target code 34a. Note that the specific content of the ST-ID46 is not particularly limited, but when there are a plurality of inspection stations 30, it is advisable to include something that can identify which one it is, such as the inspection station installation location number or symbols and signs. When it is confirmed in step S3 that pests such as termites have occurred, in step S4a, as an abnormality, the inspector takes a picture of the ST-ID tag 31 attached to the back of the lid 55 of the inspection station 30 as shown in the inspection image 41 of Fig. 4(b) and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 selected according to the inspection status among the plurality of inspection status / countermeasure tags 32 brought by the inspector, using the inspection portable terminal 3, and then closes the lid as it was. On the other hand, when it is confirmed in step S3 that no pests have occurred, in step S4b, as no abnormality, the inspector similarly takes a picture of the ST-ID tag 31 attached to the back of the lid of the inspection station 30 and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 indicating no occurrence of pests brought by the inspector, using the inspection portable terminal 3, and then closes the lid as it was.

[0035] Here, an explanation of the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 will be added. The inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 includes code information 45 regarding the inspector, the inspection status according to the inspection result, and the countermeasures corresponding to the inspection result, included in the inspection status code 34b shown in Fig. 5. These pieces of information are converted into the inspection status code 34b by the code generation unit 13 of the processing unit 2 by the administrator or the inspector for a plurality of types of assumed inspection results and countermeasures, and are printed or installed (attached) on the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32. Specifically, the inspection results include information regarding the presence / absence and type 47 of termites such as the occurrence of Coptotermes formosanus, the occurrence of Reticulitermes flavipes, the occurrence of Reticulitermes speratus, the occurrence of other pests, no occurrence of pests, the eradication of termites, the eradication of other pests, etc. The corresponding measures include information regarding the injection of chemicals 49 such as the injection of a molting inhibitor for termites, the injection of a pesticide for other pests such as Reticulitermes speratus, or the presence / absence of device replacement 48 such as the replacement of the molting inhibitor or pesticide, or the replacement of the device. Therefore, as shown in the inspection image 41 of FIG. 4(c), for example, when simultaneously taking the inspection image 41 near the inspection station 30 for two types of inspection situation / countermeasure tags 32, namely, the inspection situation where the occurrence of Coptotermes formosanus is detected as an inspection result and the inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32 indicating that a termite molting inhibitor has been injected as a corresponding measure for the result. Note that different inspector IDs 40 for each inspector should be included in the inspection situation code 34b of any inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32 to identify the inspector.

[0036] In addition, regarding inspection results and corresponding measures derived in the inspection work, the administrator or the person in charge uses the code generation unit 13 to generate the inspection situation code 34b and prepares a new inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32 that can be used on-site. Note that in the inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32, in addition to the inspection situation code, terms related to the inspection result and the corresponding measure can be described, or it can be colored or patterned according to the content of the inspection result and the corresponding measure to prevent misselection errors by the inspector. Also, in this embodiment, the inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32 is used in the case of forgetting the inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32 or considering the identification of the inspector, and in the case of no occurrence of pests. However, in the case of no abnormality, only the ST-ID tag 31 may be photographed without the inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32. Furthermore, the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection situation / countermeasure tag 32 can be made of paper or plastic, are inexpensive, and can be easily recreated even if lost or deteriorated, so there is an advantage that the economic impact on the inspection work is small.

[0037] Returning to FIG. 3, as the transmission step of the inspection image 41 in step S5, the photographed inspection image 41 is transmitted by the inspector from the inspection portable terminal 3 to the image analysis unit 8 of the processing unit 2 via the information communication network 7 and the input unit 5. Step S6 is the reception step of the inspection image 41 transmitted from the inspection portable terminal 3 by the image analysis unit 8. Furthermore, as step S7, the inspector performs a rotation to shift the position of the inspection station 30. This is to eliminate doubts about the presence or absence of customer inspections due to the inspection station 30 always being fixed, and it is not directly related to termite control.

[0038] Step S8 is an image analysis process of the inspection image 41 by the image analysis unit 8 including the attached information analysis unit 9 and the code information analysis unit 10. In this step S8, in the attached information analysis unit 9, the shooting time 43 and the shooting position 44 included in the attached information 42 of the inspection image 41 are read out by analysis. In the code information analysis unit 10, for the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status / correspondence tag 32 included in the inspection image 41, the ST-ID 46 is read out as code information 45 by analysis from the inspection target code 34a of the ST-ID tag 31. The inspection image 41 is associated with the ST-ID 46 and transmitted from the image analysis unit 8 to the inspection image database 23 for storage so that it can be read out. Also, in the code information analysis unit 10, the inspector ID 40, the presence / absence and type of termites 47, the presence / absence of device replacement 48, and the presence / absence of chemical injection 49 are read out as code information 45 by analysis from the inspection status code 34b of the inspection status / correspondence tag 32. Furthermore, the image analysis unit 8 associates the shooting time 43 and the shooting position 44 as the attached information 42 with the ST-ID 46 and stores them in the inspection tag database 24 so that they can be read out. The ST-ID 46, the inspector ID 40, the presence / absence and type of termites 47, the presence / absence of device replacement 48, and the presence / absence of chemical injection 49 are associated with the ST-ID 46 as the code information 45 and stored in the inspection tag database 24 so that they can be read out. In addition, in order to confirm whether the inspection image 41 was taken within the customer's site, the image analysis unit 8 reads the customer location information 37 from the customer information database 21 and compares it with the shooting location 44. Through this comparison, the inspection image database 23 and the inspection tag database 24 will be stored for each customer information database 21, that is, in a state associated with the customer ID 35. Furthermore, when the image analysis unit 8 confirms through the comparison that the inspection image 41 was taken within the customer's site, it adds the ST-ID 46 to the shooting time 43 and the shooting location 44, associates them as the inspection date history 39 with the customer ID 35 and the inspection responsible person ID 40, and stores them in the customer information database 21.

[0039] Next, step S9 is a report creation process by the report / history book creation unit 12. The report creation process by the report / history book creation unit 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a monitoring report (inspection report) in the inspection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7(a) and (b) are conceptual diagrams showing columns of the station inspection results of the monitoring report in the inspection management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the inspection management system 1, a form of the monitoring report 60 as shown in FIG. 6 is stored in advance as part of the inspection report information 51 in the inspection report database 25. Also, in this form of the monitoring report 60, there is a customer name column 61 where the customer name and the inspection date and time are displayed, a service provider name column 62 where the company name providing the inspection service, its contact information, and the name of the inspection responsible person are displayed, further an inspection area sketch 63, an inspection station installation location number 64 indicating the location where the numbered inspection station 30 is installed, and an area where the inspection station inspection result 65 for each inspection station 30 is displayed are preset.

[0040] The report and history document creation unit 12 reads out the customer ID 35 from the customer information database 21 from the ST-ID 46 obtained by analysis by the image analysis unit 8, assigns the customer name and address 36 and the inspection date history 39 associated therewith to the customer name column 61, and also reads out the inspector ID 40 from the inspection tag database 24 from the ST-ID 46, and further reads out the inspector name 50 from the inspector evaluation document database 27 therefrom, and assigns this to the column of the person in charge in the service provider name column 62. Note that since the inspection image database 23 in which the ST-ID 46 is stored is configured to be associated with the customer information database 21 in which the customer ID 35 is stored, it is possible to read out the customer ID 35 from the ST-ID 46. Furthermore, the report and history document creation unit 12 reads out the customer name and address 36 and the inspection date and time from the inspection date history 39 from the customer information database 21, reads out the inspection station installation location number 64 from the ST-ID 46, the inspection image 41 of the inspection image database 23 from the ST-ID 46, the shooting time 43 of the inspection tag database 24, the presence or absence and type of termites 47, the presence or absence of device replacement 48, and the presence or absence of chemical injection 49. Then, the report and history document creation unit 12 assigns the inspection station installation location number 64 and the inspection image 41 to the column of the inspection station inspection result 65, and also adds the inspection station installation location number 64 and the inspector name 50 to the above other information, and assigns them to the inspection summary 67 next to the inspection image 41 in the column of the inspection station inspection result 65. Also, the remarks column 66 including the column of "other pest information" is a column for recording remarks about information other than termites related to pests and their control, notices by the inspector, precautions for the customer, etc., which are not normal information. This part is handled by the inspector inputting individually, but in order to promote efficiency and automation, concise standard texts related to assumed events are included in the inspection report information 51 in advance, and it is advisable to enable the inspector to select and input the corresponding events.

[0041] Here, an explanation will be added with reference to FIG. 7 particularly for the column of the inspection station inspection result 65. For example, as shown in FIGS. 7(a) and (b), the column of the inspection station inspection result 65 is provided for each installation location number 64 of the inspection station, and an inspection image 41 in which the inspection station 30 and the back of the lid 55, and further the inspection status / correspondence tag 32 are simultaneously photographed is displayed. Information regarding the customer name, inspection station installation location number 64, name of the person in charge of inspection, inspection date and time, and inspection result / inspection response is shown as the inspection summary 67 next to it. Although FIGS. 7(a) and (b) do not show information regarding the shooting position 44, as described above, since the image analysis unit 8 has confirmed that the additional information 42 and the code information 45 associated with the ST-ID 46 by collating the customer position information 37 and the shooting position 44 of the inspection tag database 24 are information to be associated with the customer ID 35, it is synonymous with showing the shooting position 44 to describe the inspection station installation location number 64 of the inspection station 30 obtained from the ST-ID 46 and the customer name / address 36 in the column of the inspection summary 67 of the monitoring report 60. Furthermore, even for information not shown in these figures, the data stored in the customer information database 21, the inspection image database 23, and the inspection tag database 24 may be appropriately read out by the report / history creation unit 12 and arranged at predetermined positions. Also, it is not necessary to be limited to the arrangements shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Then, the report / history creation unit 12 stores the generated monitoring report 60 in the inspection report database 25 in a readable manner as inspection report information 51.

[0042] Therefore, the person in charge of inspection checks for the presence or absence of pests such as termites as step S3 during inspection, takes out the ST-ID tag 31 on the back of the lid 55 of the inspection station 30 and the inspection status / correspondence tag 32 according to the presence or absence of abnormalities, photographs them using the inspection portable terminal 3, and simply transmits the inspection image 41 to the image analysis unit 8 of the processing unit 2. Thus, the inspection work at the site can be completed in a short time, and it is possible to save labor for the person in charge of inspection. In addition, since the information regarding the inspection results obtained by the image analysis unit 8 is assigned to the form of the monitoring report 60 by the report / history document creation unit 12 and the monitoring report 60 is automatically generated, the report creation work for the inspection results can be completed almost simultaneously with the inspection work, and it is possible to promote the work efficiency and labor saving based on the automation for the inspection staff and the system administrator as well.

[0043] Step S10 is a browsing process by the customer. The monitoring report 60 automatically generated by the report / history document creation unit 12 can be browsed from the inspection report database 25 via the output unit 6 in response to the request of the browsing customer terminal 33 connected to the information communication network 7. That is, step S10 is also an output process of the monitoring report 60. The customer inputs personal authentication means such as the customer ID 35 and a predetermined password from the browsing customer terminal 33, and the customer information processing unit 11 that receives this via the input unit 5 authenticates it, and reads out the monitoring report 60 included in its own inspection report information 51 from the inspection report database 25 stored in a state associated with the customer ID 35. Since the customer can output from the inspection report database 25 simultaneously with the completion of the monitoring report 60, the customer can grasp the inspection results regarding, among other things, the name of the inspection staff on the inspection date and the presence or absence of termite occurrence.

[0044] Step S11 indicates the passage of an inspection interval period of about two months as described above. The alert generation unit 14 determines the inspector from the inspection schedule 38 of the customer information database 21 for each customer ID 35 at a predetermined timing before the expiration of the inspection interval period, and transmits warning information to the inspection mobile terminal 3 for each inspector from the output unit 6 of the inspection management system 1, or displays the warning information for each inspector on the display as the output unit 6 of the inspection management system 1 and conveys it to the system administrator. By transmitting the warning information in this way, the passing of the inspection date is prevented. Also, it is desirable that the timing is set not only before the expiration of the inspection interval period but also after the passing, and it is also desirable that the number of times is plural. The generated warning information is stored by the alert generation unit 14 in a readable manner associated with the inspector ID 40 as part of the inspector evaluation form information 53. Due to the passage of the inspection interval period in step S11, the process returns to the inspection at the inspection station 30 in step S2, and the regular inspection defined in the contract period is repeatedly performed from step S3 to step S12.

[0045] By repeating the inspection in this way, the inspection results are accumulated and the history increases. The report / history book creation unit 12 of the processing unit 2 can automatically generate a monitoring history book as the accumulated inspection results instead of the results of a single inspection. Specifically, it will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a monitoring history book in the inspection management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the inspection management system 1, a form of the monitoring history book 68 as shown in FIG. 8 is stored in advance as part of the inspection history book information 52 of the inspection report database 25. Also, in this form of the monitoring history book 68, there is a customer name column 61 where the customer name is displayed, and a monitoring history content column 69 where the contract period, the number of hits and the date when termites occurred, the number of exterminations, the extermination date when the extermination was completed, the type of target termites, the damage status of the house, the extermination status, the termite status in the neighborhood, the status of other pests, etc. are displayed is set in advance. In the present embodiment, the process of creating the monitoring report 60 by the report / history book creation unit 12 has been described as the report creation process in step S9. However, in step S9, the process of creating the monitoring history book 68 by the report / history book creation unit 12 may be substituted or added in place of the history book creation process. In that case, the browsing process in step S10 is also the output process of the monitoring history book 68.

[0046] Similar to the monitoring report 60, the report / history book creation unit 12 reads the customer ID 35 from the customer information database 21 from ST-ID46 and assigns the customer name / address 36 associated therewith to the customer name column 61. Further, the report / history book creation unit 12 assigns the data of the contract period included in the inspection date plan 38 to the contract period in the monitoring history content column 69. For the number of hits, hit date, number of exterminations, extermination date, and location of the target termites, the inspection history 39 and the inspection report information 51 stored in the inspection report database 25 are collated, and while referring to information such as the presence / absence and type of termites 47, presence / absence of device replacement 48, presence / absence of chemical injection 49, etc., the corresponding hits (termite occurrences) and extermination events are counted and assigned to the monitoring history content column 69 together with the date. Furthermore, for the presence / absence of house damage status, neighboring termite status, and other pest status in the monitoring history content column 69, the report / history book creation unit 12 searches, extracts, and assigns the information in the remarks column 66 including the other pest information column of the monitoring report 60 included in the inspection report information 51. Since the remarks entered in the remarks column are fixed-form sentences as described above, search and extraction can be easily performed. As for the extermination status, when there is no hit date, "not occurred" is selected. When there is no hit date after the extermination date, "completed" is selected. Conversely, when there is no extermination date after the hit date, "extermination in progress" is selected.

[0047] Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the generation of the inspector evaluation form 70 by the inspector information processing unit 15 will be described. FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing the inspector evaluation form in the inspection management system according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the inspection management system 1, a form of the inspector evaluation form 70 as shown in FIG. 9 is stored in advance as a part of the inspector evaluation form information 53 in the inspector evaluation form database 27. Further, in this form of the inspector evaluation form 70, an inspector name column 62a in which the inspector name 50 is displayed, the number of customers in charge, the number of inspections in the last three months, the inspection plan execution ratio (for the past year), the number of mismatches of the customer ID in charge, the number of occurrences of inspection delays and warning information (for the past year), and the customer evaluation points (on a 5-point scale) are displayed. An area in which the inspector evaluation content column 71 is displayed is set in advance. The inspector information processing unit 15 reads the inspector name 50 from the inspector evaluation form database 27 using the inspector ID 40 and assigns it to the inspector name column 62a. Further, the inspector information processing unit 15 calculates the number of customer IDs 35 associated with the inspector ID 40 from the customer information database 21 of all customers and assigns the result to the number of customers in charge in the inspector evaluation content column 71. The number of inspections in the last three months is also extracted and assigned by extracting the number of inspections from the inspection date history 39 associated with the inspector ID 40 in the customer information database 21 of all customers. The inspection plan execution ratio is similarly assigned by dividing the number of actual inspections in the inspection date history 39 by the number of planned inspections in the inspection date plan 38 associated with the inspector ID 40 and is displayed in %. Since the inspection date history 39 includes the shooting time 43, the shooting position 44, and the ST-ID 46, it is also possible to extract the inspection date and the number of inspections.

[0048] Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 5, the number of mismatches in the responsible customer ID can be determined as follows. Since the inspection status code 34b of the inspection status and response tag 32 includes the inspector ID 40, the inspector himself / herself goes to the inspection site to conduct the inspection and associates the supplementary information 42 and the code information 45 with the ST-ID 46 of the ST-ID tag 31 attached to the back of the lid 55 of the inspection station 30 and stores them in the inspection tag database 24. This makes it possible to prove that the inspector conducted the inspection at the shooting location 44 at the shooting time 43 included in the supplementary information 42. Then, by comparing with the inspector ID 40 associated with the customer ID 35 in the customer information database 21, the responsible customer becomes clear, and the inspection date history 39 is grasped for each inspection station 30 as information regarding the number of inspections conducted on-site and the inspection results for each customer. Therefore, if for some reason the inspector responsible for an inspection cannot go to the assigned site on the inspection day and another inspector substitutes for the inspection, a mismatch in the responsible customer ID will be detected. By counting and displaying this number of times, it becomes possible to grasp the extent of the inspector's task performance. As described above, in the inspection management system 1, since the customer location information 37 associated with the customer ID 35 is stored in the customer information database 21 in advance, the image analysis unit 8 can verify whether the inspector actually went to the inspection site by comparing the information obtained from the inspection image 41 taken by the inspector and stored as the shooting location 44 in the inspection tag database 24.

[0049] Also, lateness can be determined by the inspector information processing unit 15 comparing the inspection date plan 38 in the customer information database 21 with the shooting time 43 in the inspection tag database 24, and the total number of times for all responsible customers is calculated and displayed. Furthermore, the alarm counts the alarm information generated by the alert generation unit 14 after the inspection scheduled date has passed. This is read from the stored inspector evaluation form information 53, and the total number of times for all responsible customers is calculated and displayed. In Fig. 9, the total number of occurrences of lateness and alarm information is shown, but they may also be displayed individually. The final customer evaluation point is a 5-point scale evaluation by the customer who has received Monitoring Report 60. As described above, since the Monitoring Report 60 can be viewed immediately after the inspection is completed, the customer will not miss the timing when the memory of the inspector's inspection attitude is fresh, enabling a more accurate evaluation of the inspector. The inspector evaluation form 70 completed in this way is stored in the inspector evaluation form database 27 by the inspector information processing unit 15 as inspector evaluation form information 53 so that it can be read out. The administrator of the inspection management system 1 can read and view the inspector evaluation form information 53 stored in the inspector evaluation form database 27 from the terminal used by the administrator via the information communication network 7 and the output unit 6. In this embodiment, as step S10, a browsing process that can be browsed from the inspection report database 25 via the output unit 6 in response to the request of the browsing customer terminal 33 from the customer has been described. However, after this step S10, after the customer evaluation point is received by the inspector information processing unit 15 from the browsing customer terminal 33 via the information communication network 7 and the input unit 5, an evaluation form creation process (inspector information processing process) may be added as a process for the inspector information processing unit 15 to create the inspector evaluation form 70.

[0050] As described above, the inspection management system 1 according to this embodiment has the following seven main features. (1) Include the inspector ID 40 in the inspection status code 34b of the inspection status and response tag 32. (2) Associate the inspector ID 40 and the customer location information 37 with the customer ID 35. (3) Include the ST-ID 46 in the inspection target code 34a of the ST-ID tag 31 on the back of the lid 55 of the inspection station 30. (4) Simultaneously photograph the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status and response tag 32 with the inspection portable terminal 3. (5) The inspection portable terminal 3 has a GPS function and a function of embedding the shooting time and shooting position as attached information (metadata) into the image. (6) The image analysis unit 8 has a function of collating the shooting position included in the inspection image 41 with the customer position information 37 associated with the customer ID 35. (7) The forms of the monitoring report 60, the monitoring history record 68, and the inspector evaluation form 70 are determined in advance. (8) The monitoring report 60 has the inspection station inspection result 65 with the inspection image 41 and the inspection area sketch 63 arranged simultaneously.

[0051] From these features, the following excellent effects can be exhibited. (a) Since the ST-ID tag 31 contains the ST-ID 46 and the inspection status / corresponding tag 32 contains the inspector ID 40 in addition to the information on the assumed inspection results and corresponding measures in advance, by simultaneously photographing the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status / corresponding tag 32 with the inspection portable terminal 3 to obtain the inspection image 41, the inspection work can be efficiently completed in a short time. (b) The reports are composed of forms in which columns and areas for which data are allocated in advance are determined. The monitoring report 60, the monitoring history record 68, and the inspector evaluation form 70 can be generated simply by the report / history record creation unit 12 and the inspector information processing unit 15 allocating the data / information obtained by the inspection, and since it can be automated, it is possible to streamline the inspection work. (c) The customer can visually grasp the inspection results from the monitoring report 60. Also, since the inspection image 41 is included, it is possible to easily grasp that the inspection has actually been carried out. (d) Since the inspector ID 40 is included in the inspection status / corresponding tag 32, it can be proven that the inspector actually conducted the inspection on-site. Furthermore, since the inspection portable terminal 3 has a GPS function and a function of embedding additional information in the image, by collating the shooting position 44 included in the additional information with the customer position information 37, it is possible to more accurately prove the on-site inspection by the inspector.

[0052] In this embodiment, a inspection management system 1 for an apparatus called an inspection station 30 for termite control was described, but the inspection target is not particularly limited to the inspection station 30. For example, equipment such as pumps, valves, and boilers in various plants, as well as transport lines, instruments, and members that cause aging deterioration in production lines, etc. may be inspection targets. In those cases as well, an ST-ID tag 31 is provided for the inspection target, and the inspector carries the inspection portable terminal 3 and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32, and simultaneously photographs the ST-ID tag 31 and the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32 together with the inspection target with the inspection portable terminal 3 to obtain an inspection image 41. The analysis of the inspection image 41 is similarly performed by an image analysis unit 8 composed of an attached information analysis unit 9 and a code information analysis unit 10 of the processing unit 2, and the report / history book creation unit 12 and the inspector information processing unit 15 similarly assign the information obtained along the predetermined arrangement to a form prepared in advance, thereby automatically generating a monitoring report 60, a monitoring history book 68, and an inspector evaluation book 70.

[0053] The customers in this embodiment correspond to individual plants, production lines, etc., and IDs for each plant or production line may be assigned instead of the customer ID 35. The customer name / address 36 corresponds to their names and installation locations, and the customer location information 37 may correspond to the GPS information of the installation location as it is. An inspection target code may be recorded on the ST-ID tag 31, and the ST-ID tag 31 may be installed on the inspection target including information for specifying the inspection target such as pumps, valves, and transport lines in the code. For the inspection status / countermeasure tag 32, an inspection status code is recorded, and information regarding inspection results such as heat generation, ignition, smoke generation, leakage, sticking, stoppage, vibration, resonance, rusting, etc. and countermeasure measures such as chemical agent injection, fire extinguishing, component replacement, device replacement, cleaning, curing, etc. assumed in advance for each site is included together with the inspector ID 40. The inspector carries it together with the inspection portable terminal to perform the inspection, appropriately takes an inspection image, and transmits it to the processing unit 2 of the inspection management system 1, and it may be analyzed by an image analysis unit 8 equipped with an attached information analysis unit 9 and a code information analysis unit 10. The data obtained as a result of the analysis is stored in each of the customer information database 21, the inspection image database 23, and the inspection tag database 24 of the database 4. Similarly, a form in which the placement location of information is determined in advance is prepared in the inspection report information 51 for the monitoring report 60, and the report / history book creation unit 12 assigns the information to automatically generate it. Similarly, the monitoring history book 68 can also be automatically generated by the report / history book creation unit 12 while utilizing the inspection history book information 52. The inspector evaluation form 70 can also be automatically generated by the inspector information processing unit 15 while utilizing the inspector evaluation form information 53. Therefore, it is possible to apply the inspection management system 1 according to the present embodiment assuming inspection targets of various systems, and the same effects can be achieved. The same applies when the inspection management system 1 is regarded as a method invention and a program invention to be executed by a computer.

Industrial Applicability

[0054] As described above, the inventions described in claims 1 to 9 of the present invention can be widely used for inspection targets occurring in the entire industry, including termite control.

Explanation of Signs

[0055] 1…Inspection Management System 2…Processing Unit 3…Inspection Portable Terminal 4…Database 5…Input Unit 6…Output Unit 7…Information Communication Network 8…Image Analysis Unit 9…Attached Information Analysis Unit 10…Code Information Analysis Unit 11…Customer Information Processing Unit 12…Report / History Book Creation Unit 13…Code Generation Unit 14…Alert Generation Unit 15…Inspector Information Processing Unit 20…Customer Database 21…Customer Information Database 22…Inspection Database 23…Inspection Image Database 24…Inspection Tag Database 25…Inspection Report Database 26…Inspector Database 27…Inspector Evaluation Book Database 30…Inspection Station 31…ST-ID Tag 32…Inspection Status / Correspondence Tag 33…Viewing Customer Terminal 34a…Inspection Target Code 34b…Inspection Status Code 35…Customer ID 36…Customer Name / Address 37…Customer Location Information 38…Inspection Date Plan 39…Inspection Date History 40…Inspector ID 41…Inspection Image 42…Attached Information 43…Shooting Time 44…Shooting Location 45…Code Information 46…ST-ID 47…Termite Species 48…Device Replacement Availability 49…Drug Injection Availability 50…Inspector Name 51…Inspection Report Information 52…Inspection History Book Information 53…Inspector Evaluation Book Information 54…Device 55…Cover 60…Monitoring Report 61…Customer Name Column 62…Service Provider Name Column 62a…Inspector Name Column 63…Inspection Area Sketch 64…Inspection Station Installation Location Number 65…Inspection Station Inspection Result 66…Remarks Column 67…Inspection Summary 68…Monitoring History Book 69…Monitoring History Content Column 70…Inspector Evaluation Book 71…Inspector Evaluation Content Column

Claims

1. An inspection management system, comprising: an inspection terminal that takes an inspection image by adding incidental information including a shooting time and a shooting position to an inspection target code for specifying an inspection target and an inspection status code selected by an inspector from among those prepared in advance corresponding to a plurality of types of assumed inspection results for the inspection target; an image analysis unit that reads out the inspection target code, the inspection status code, and the incidental information from the inspection image to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information; a report creation unit that automatically generates an inspection report by allocating the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information to an inspection report form in which the arrangement for the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information is predetermined; and an output unit that outputs the inspection report so as to be viewable.

2. The inspection management system according to claim 1, characterized in that the inspection status information includes an inspector ID, and further comprising an inspector information processing unit that automatically generates an inspector evaluation form by associating the inspection target information, the shooting time information, the shooting position information, and the inspector ID.

3. An inspection management method, comprising: an image analysis step of reading out the inspection target code, the inspection status code, and the incidental information from an inspection image taken by adding incidental information including a shooting time and a shooting position to an inspection target code for specifying an inspection target and an inspection status code selected by an inspector from among those prepared in advance corresponding to a plurality of types of assumed inspection results for the inspection target, to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information; a report creation step of automatically generating an inspection report by allocating the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information to an inspection report form in which the arrangement for the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information is predetermined; and an output step of outputting the inspection report so as to be viewable.

4. The inspection management method according to claim 3, characterized in that the inspection status information includes an inspector ID, and further comprising an inspector information processing step of automatically generating an inspector evaluation form by associating the inspection target information, the shooting time information, the shooting position information, and the inspector ID.

5. A program executed by a computer to manage inspection results of an inspection target, which reads out the inspection target code for identifying the inspection target, the inspection status code selected by an inspector from those prepared in advance corresponding to a plurality of types of the inspection results assumed for the inspection target, the inspection target code, the inspection status code, and the attached information from an inspection image taken by adding attached information including a shooting time and a shooting position, to obtain inspection target information, inspection status information, shooting time information, and shooting position information; a report creation step of automatically generating an inspection report by assigning the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information to an inspection report form in which the arrangement for the inspection target information, the inspection status information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information is determined in advance; and an output step of outputting the inspection report so as to be viewable. An inspection management program characterized by causing the above to be executed.

6. The inspection status information includes an inspector ID, and has an inspector information processing step of automatically generating an inspector evaluation form by associating the inspection target information, the shooting time information, and the shooting position information with the inspector ID. The inspection management program according to claim 5, characterized in that.

7. The inspection target is a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence. The inspection management system according to claim 1, characterized in that.

8. The inspection target is a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence. The inspection management method according to claim 3, characterized in that.

9. The inspection target is a station that attracts termites and inspects their occurrence. The inspection management program according to claim 5, characterized in that.

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