Work management device

Abstract

To provide a work management device for efficiently performing maintenance work on a facility installed in a classroom.SOLUTION: A communication unit 34 of a work management server acquires information on students existing in a classroom 10C from user terminals 20 of the students in a work management system to which the work management device is applied. A processing unit 32 determines whether or not enrolled students, who are students having the right to attend a lecture, exist in the classroom 10C based on the information on the students acquired by the communication unit 34. When work is scheduled after the lecture, an output unit 36 outputs notification information indicating that the work can be performed to a user terminal 24 of maintenance personnel who performs maintenance work of the classroom, based on the determination that the enrolled students do not exist in the classroom 10C after the lecture.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a work management device, and more particularly to a work management device that manages student attendance at lectures and manages maintenance work for equipment installed in classrooms where lectures are held. [Background technology]

[0002] In classrooms in buildings of educational institutions such as universities, maintenance staff regularly perform maintenance work on classroom equipment, such as cleaning the filters of air conditioners installed in the ceilings of classrooms. This work is mainly carried out during the daytime on weekdays when there are no lectures in the classrooms. The maintenance staff begins work as soon as the classroom becomes available, but even if an unforeseen incident occurs, they want to finish the work before the next classroom usage time (lecture time).

[0003] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2008-128594 (Patent Document 1) discloses a simple energy-saving system for classroom facilities in a school. In this system, the lighting equipment in each classroom is controlled based on a preset timetable for classroom use and information about classroom use input from a classroom use information input terminal (see Patent Document 1). By using the mechanism of this system, it is possible to know whether a classroom is in use or not. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2008-128594 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, even if a facility technician entered a classroom when no lectures were in session, they could not carry out maintenance work if there were students there, because the facility technician could not determine whether the student had the right to attend the lecture or was simply staying in an empty classroom unrelated to the lecture.

[0006] The university has a maintenance contract with the facility management company that employs the facility staff, and the university is the facility management company's customer, and the students are the university's customers. If the facility staff were to ask the students whether they had the authority to use the classroom, it is possible that the students would become upset and file a complaint against the university.

[0007] To avoid such problems, if there are students in the classroom, the maintenance staff will postpone the work. The staff wants to efficiently visit multiple classrooms and complete the work in a planned manner by the deadline, but due to these circumstances, there are cases where the work does not proceed smoothly.

[0008] The present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a work management device that can efficiently perform maintenance work on equipment installed in classrooms. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The work management device disclosed herein manages student attendance at lectures and manages maintenance work for equipment installed in classrooms where lectures are held. A beacon is installed in the classroom, transmitting a beacon ID that can be received by a user terminal. The work management device includes a communication unit, a processing unit, and an output unit. The communication unit acquires information about students in the classroom from the students' user terminals. The processing unit determines, based on the student information acquired by the communication unit, whether or not a student who has the right to attend the lecture is present in the classroom. If work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit outputs notification information indicating that the work can be performed to the user terminal of the equipment worker who will be performing the work, based on the determination that no student is present in the classroom after the lecture.

[0010] In this work management device, when it is determined that no students with the right to attend the lecture are in the classroom, notification information indicating that work can be performed is output to the user terminal of the facility staff. This allows the facility staff to quickly determine that no students with the right to attend the lecture are in the classroom. In this case, even if someone is present in the classroom, they can be asked to leave because they are not a student with the right to attend the lecture. This allows for efficient maintenance work on the equipment installed in the classroom. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to the work management device of the present disclosure, maintenance work on equipment installed in classrooms can be carried out efficiently. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a work management system to which a work management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied; [Figure 2] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a student's user terminal. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a user terminal of a faculty member. [Figure 4]FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a user terminal of a facility worker. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of a user terminal of a facility worker. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of a student DB shown in FIG. [Figure 7] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of a faculty DB shown in FIG. 1; FIG. [Figure 8] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a facility worker DB shown in FIG. 1; FIG. [Figure 9] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of a course registration DB shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 10] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of a lecture management DB shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 11] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of a classroom reservation table shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 12] 2 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of an attendance reception table shown in FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 13] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a first process executed in the work management server. [Figure 14] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a second process executed in the work management server. [Figure 15] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a third process executed in the work management server. [Figure 16] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of a setting process executed in the work management server. [Figure 17] 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of a control process executed in the work management server. [Figure 18] 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a fourth process executed in the work management server. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. While several embodiments will be described below, it was originally intended that the configurations described in each embodiment be combined as appropriate. Note that identical or corresponding parts in the drawings will be designated by the same reference numerals, and their description will not be repeated.

[0014] Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a work management system to which a work management device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is applied. Referring to Fig. 1, this work management system includes a plurality of classrooms 10A, 10B, 10C, ..., user terminals 20, 22, 24, a work management server 30, and a lighting management device 50. Note that, hereinafter, the plurality of classrooms 10A, 10B, 10C, ... may be collectively referred to as "classrooms 10."

[0015] In this embodiment, the work management system targets a plurality of classrooms 10 provided in a building of an educational institution such as a university. University students attend lectures given by university faculty and staff in the plurality of classrooms 10.

[0016] The work management server 30 is a device that manages student attendance at lectures and manages maintenance work for equipment installed in classrooms 10 (10A, 10B, 10C, etc.) where lectures are held. The work management server 30 also operates in conjunction with the lighting management device 50. The work management server 30 corresponds to the "work management device" of the present disclosure.

[0017] At universities, facility managers who manage the university facilities where classrooms 10 are located perform various tasks. Facility managers include cleaners who clean within the university and equipment staff who manage the equipment at the university facilities. For example, equipment staff perform maintenance work on the equipment installed in classrooms 10 at the university. In this embodiment, the maintenance of the equipment installed in classrooms 10 will be described using cleaning the filters of an air conditioner installed on the ceiling of classroom 10 as an example.

[0018] When cleaning the filters, the staff must climb onto a ladder and open the air conditioner cover on the ceiling, which causes dust to fall and requires the use of a cleaning machine. For this reason, the work must be done when no one is in the classroom. Furthermore, since labor costs are high when working late at night, it is preferable to do the work during the day when classes are not being held.

[0019] Since people are relatively free to come and go at universities, there is a possibility that someone unrelated to the lecture may be staying in classroom 10. In this case, the facility staff can simply ask the person to leave and perform maintenance work. However, students who are in the classroom for a lecture before or after the lecture cannot be asked to leave. For this reason, in this embodiment, the work management server 30 is configured to be able to distinguish between the former and latter students.

[0020] The maintenance work for the equipment installed in the classroom 10 is not limited to cleaning the air conditioner filters. For example, it may be cleaning or replacing the lighting equipment installed in the classroom 10, or maintenance of other equipment that can be performed when no one is in the classroom.

[0021] Classroom 10A is equipped with multiple lighting fixtures 12A and beacon 14A. Similarly, classroom 10B is equipped with multiple lighting fixtures 12B and beacon 14B, and classroom 10C is equipped with multiple lighting fixtures 12C and beacon 14C. Hereinafter, the multiple lighting fixtures 12A, 12B, 12C, ... may be collectively referred to as "lighting fixtures 12," and the multiple beacons 14A, 14B, 14C, ... may be collectively referred to as "beacons 14."

[0022] Lighting fixtures 12 are controlled by lighting management device 50 and are turned on / off in accordance with commands from lighting management device 50. Alternatively, lighting fixtures 12 may be configured such that the operation of a switch of lighting fixture 12 installed in classroom 10 in which lighting fixture 12 is installed can be switched on / off in accordance with commands from lighting management device 50. Beacons 14 are connected to work management server 30.

[0023] User terminal 20 is a student's terminal device, user terminal 22 is a faculty / staff terminal device, and user terminal 24 is a facility staff terminal device. User terminals 20, 22, and 24 are, for example, smartphones or tablet terminals. Within classroom 10, user terminals 20, 22, and 24 can receive a beacon ID transmitted by a beacon 14 provided in classroom 10, for example, via Bluetooth (registered trademark). FIG. 1 shows an example in which a lecture is held in classroom 10C, and student user terminal 20, faculty / staff user terminal 22, and facility staff user terminal 24 receive the beacon ID of beacon 14C within classroom 10C and notify work management server 30 of the received beacon ID via Wi-Fi (registered trademark) or the like.

[0024] In this work management system, a student who has a user terminal 20 can declare attendance at a lecture from the user terminal 20 using an app that has been downloaded to the user terminal 20 in advance.

[0025] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen of a student's user terminal 20. Referring to FIG. 2, the display screen of the user terminal 20 displays a display field 202 displaying the name of the lecture for which attendance is to be declared, and an attendance button 204 for declaring attendance for the lecture displayed in the display field 202. When the attendance button 204 is pressed in the classroom 10C where the lecture displayed in the display field 202 is to be held, information including the name of the lecture displayed in the display field 202, the student ID of the owner of the user terminal 20, and the date and time when the attendance button 204 was pressed is transmitted from the user terminal 20 to the work management server 30, together with the beacon ID received from the beacon 14C.

[0026] 3 is a diagram showing an example of the display screen of a faculty member's user terminal 22. Referring to FIG. 3, the display screen of the user terminal 22 displays a display field 222 displaying the name of a lecture to be held in classroom 10C, a lecture start button 224 displayed in display field 222 to indicate the start of the lecture, and a lecture end button 226 to indicate the end of the lecture. When the lecture start button 224 or the lecture end button 226 is pressed in classroom 10C where the lecture is being held, information including the name of the lecture displayed in display field 222, the faculty member ID of the owner of the user terminal 22, and the date and time when the lecture start button 224 or the lecture end button 226 was pressed is transmitted from the user terminal 22 to the work management server 30, together with the beacon ID received from the beacon 14C.

[0027] 4 and 5 are diagrams showing examples of the display screen of the facility staff's user terminal 24. When a classroom scheduled for maintenance is cleared and an authorized user (explained later) is no longer present, the facility staff's user terminal 24 is notified of this. Referring to FIG. 4, a message 242 is displayed on the display screen of the user terminal 24 together with the facility staff ID. In this example, the display screen of the user terminal 24 of facility staff A is shown, and the message 242 displays "Automatic schedule notification Work start feasibility determination result message It is soon time for maintenance of classroom A to begin. Currently, there are no authorized users in classroom A, so maintenance can begin."

[0028] Referring to FIG. 5, the display screen of user terminal 24 displays a screen for the facility staff to confirm whether or not there is a person authorized to use the classroom where they are performing maintenance. The display screen of user terminal 24 displays a display field 243 indicating the classroom where maintenance is to be performed, and a confirmation button 244. In this example, the display screen of user terminal 24 of facility staff A is shown, and display field 243 displays "Classroom A" where maintenance is scheduled. When confirmation button 244 is pressed, it displays whether or not there is currently a person authorized to use classroom A. In this example, message 242 displays "There is no person authorized to use classroom A." This indicates that there is currently no person authorized to use classroom A.

[0029] Referring again to Figure 1, the work management server 30 manages information on each student, each faculty member, each facility staff member, each lecture, and each classroom reservation, and manages each student's attendance at lectures and each facility staff member's work based on this information. The work management server 30 is also linked to a lighting management device 50, and outputs to the lighting management device 50 a signal to turn on / off the lights in the classroom 10 or a signal to allow lighting to be turned on, depending on the situation in the classroom 10.

[0030] The work management server 30 has a hardware configuration including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), memory including RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory), a storage device that stores various databases (DBs) and tables (described later), and a communication I / F for communicating with the outside (all not shown). The CPU loads and executes programs stored in the ROM into the RAM. The programs stored in the ROM describe various processes to be executed by the CPU.

[0031] The work management server 30 includes a processing unit 32, a communication unit 34, and an output unit 36. The work management server 30 also includes a student database (DB) 38, a faculty / staff DB 40, a facilities staff DB 41, a course registration DB 42, a lecture management DB 44, an attendance reception table 46, and a classroom usage reservation table 48. The student DB 38, the faculty / staff DB 40, the facilities staff DB 41, the course registration DB 42, the lecture management DB 44, the attendance reception table 46, and the classroom usage reservation table 48 are stored in a storage device.

[0032] The processing unit 32 executes various processes in the work management server 30. The various processes executed by the processing unit 32 will be explained in detail later. The communication unit 34 communicates with the user terminals 20, 22, 24 in each classroom 10 and the lighting management device 50. The output unit 36 ​​outputs a signal to the lighting management device 50 to instruct the lighting in each classroom 10 to turn on / off or to allow lighting to be turned on, depending on the situation in each classroom 10.

[0033] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the student DB 38 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 6, the student DB 38 includes data for managing the personal information of each student, and includes, for example, data such as a "student ID," "name," and "attributes" for each student. A "student ID" is a code for identifying a student and is assigned to each student. A "name" is associated with the student ID and indicates the name of the student who has that student ID. An "attribute" is associated with the student ID and indicates the attribute of the student who has that student ID. For a student, "user" is set as the attribute. That is, "user" is recorded in all attribute columns of the student DB 38.

[0034] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the faculty / staff DB 40 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 7, the faculty / staff DB 40 includes data for managing the personal information of each faculty / staff member, such as data for each faculty / staff member such as a "faculty / staff ID," "name," and "attributes." The "faculty / staff ID" is a code for identifying a faculty / staff member and is assigned to each faculty / staff member. The "name" is associated with the faculty / staff ID and indicates the name of the faculty / staff member who has that faculty / staff ID. The "attributes" are associated with the faculty / staff ID and indicate the attributes of the faculty / staff member who has that faculty / staff ID. The attribute "user" is set for each faculty / staff member. In other words, "user" is recorded in all attribute columns of the faculty / staff DB 40.

[0035] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the facility worker DB 41 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 8, the facility worker DB 41 includes data for managing the personal information of each facility worker, and includes, for example, data such as an "facility worker ID," "name," and "attributes" for each facility worker. The "facility worker ID" is a code for identifying the facility worker and is assigned to each facility worker. The "name" is associated with the facility worker ID and indicates the name of the facility worker having that facility worker ID. The "attributes" are associated with the facility worker ID and indicate the attributes of the facility worker having that facility worker ID. For a facility worker, "facility manager" is set as the attribute. That is, "facility manager" is recorded in all attribute columns of the facility worker DB 41. Although not shown, a cleaning worker DB for managing the personal information of cleaning workers is also stored in the storage device. The attribute of the cleaning worker is also "facility manager."

[0036] Fig. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the course registration DB 42 shown in Fig. 1. Referring to Fig. 9, the course registration DB 42 includes data related to student course registration for each lecture, and is used to manage, for each lecture, students who have the right to attend that lecture. The right to attend is the right of a student to attend that lecture in the classroom where the lecture is held, and is different from attendance certification, which certifies a student's attendance at that lecture.

[0037] "Lecture ID" is a code used to identify a lecture and is assigned to each lecture. "Lecture Name" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the name of the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID. "Student ID" is associated with the lecture ID of the lecture applied for in accordance with the student's advance course registration application. A student who has a student ID associated with a lecture ID has the right to take the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID.

[0038] Fig. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the lecture management DB 44 shown in Fig. 1. Referring to Fig. 10, the lecture management DB 44 is used to manage the date, time, location, etc. of each lecture, and includes data such as the date, time, classroom, teaching staff, etc., of each lecture.

[0039] "Lecture ID" is a code used to identify a lecture and is assigned to each lecture. "Lecture Name" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the name of the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID. "Date" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the date on which the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID will be held. "Time" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the time period during which the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID will be held. "Lecture Time" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the time period during which the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID will be held.

[0040] "Classroom" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the classroom where the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID is held. An ID for identifying the beacon is assigned to the beacon 14 for each classroom. "Beacon ID" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the ID of the beacon installed in the classroom where the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID is held. "Faculty ID" is associated with a lecture ID and indicates the faculty member who will give the lecture corresponding to that lecture ID.

[0041] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the classroom reservation table 48 shown in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 11, the classroom reservation table 48 contains data related to classroom reservations and is used to manage the details of each reservation. A reservation is made by specifying the classroom to be used, date, time, purpose, and user. For example, a classroom can be reserved for purposes such as holding a lecture in the classroom, or for maintenance and cleaning of classroom equipment.

[0042] "Classroom" indicates the classroom that is the subject of the reservation. "Date" is associated with the classroom that is being reserved and indicates the date on which the classroom will be used. "Time" is associated with the classroom that is being reserved and indicates the time period during which the classroom will be used. "Purpose" is associated with the classroom that is being reserved and indicates the purpose for which the classroom will be used. "User" is associated with the classroom that is being reserved and indicates the user of the classroom.

[0043] When a classroom is used for a lecture, the name of the lecture (e.g., mathematical science, information theory, etc.) is recorded in the purpose field. In this case, the faculty ID of the faculty member giving the lecture is recorded in the user field. The lecture information recorded in the lecture management DB is also transcribed into classroom usage reservation table 48. At that time, the "classroom," "date," "lecture time," "lecture name," and "faculty ID" from lecture management DB 44 are transcribed as "classroom," "date," "time," "purpose," and "user" in classroom usage reservation table 48, respectively.

[0044] On the other hand, if a classroom is used for equipment maintenance (in this embodiment, cleaning the air conditioner filters), "maintenance" is recorded as the purpose. In this case, the user field records the staff ID of the staff member who will be performing the equipment maintenance. The date field and time field record the date and time when the classroom equipment maintenance will be performed.

[0045] In this example, 8:40 to 10:10 is the time period during which the first lecture period takes place. 10:30 to 12:00 is the time period during which the second lecture period takes place. 13:00 to 14:30 is the time period during which the third lecture period takes place. 14:50 to 16:20 is the time period during which the fourth lecture period takes place. 10:10 to 10:30 is the break between the first and second periods. 12:00 to 13:00 is the break between the second and third periods. Note that, for example, 8:20 to 8:40 may be defined as the break before the start of the first period, and 16:20 to 16:40 as the break after the end of the fourth period.

[0046] A facility technician can make a maintenance reservation from the facility technician's user terminal 24. Although not shown, the facility technician makes a maintenance reservation by specifying a time period in classroom 10 when no lectures are scheduled in classroom 10 in classroom usage reservation table 48. For example, in classroom usage reservation table 48, a lecture is held in the first period on November 7th in classroom A, and the second period is available, so facility technician A makes a maintenance reservation using the available second period.

[0047] Fig. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of attendance reception table 46 shown in Fig. 1. Referring to Fig. 12, attendance reception table 46 is used to manage the attendance of each student for each lecture, and includes attendance certification data that certifies the student's attendance at the lecture.

[0048] The "Lecture Name," "Student ID," "Beacon ID," "Date," and "Time" store data received from the student's user terminal 20 via Wi-Fi or the like in response to pressing the attendance button for the displayed lecture on the user terminal 20. The "Beacon ID" stores the ID of the beacon 14 that received the data from the user terminal 20.

[0049] "Right to attend" is data indicating whether a student with the corresponding student ID has the right to attend the lecture indicated by the corresponding lecture name (whether the student has registered for the course). If the data for "lecture name" and "student ID" are registered in the course registration DB 42, data indicating "yes" to the lecture (indicated by a circle in the figure) is stored. On the other hand, if the data for "lecture name" and "student ID" are not registered in the course registration DB 42, data indicating "no" to the lecture (indicated by an x ​​in the figure) is stored.

[0050] "Time and location" is data indicating whether the lecture indicated by the corresponding lecture name is being held at the date, time, and location (classroom) managed in the lecture management DB 44. When the data for "lecture name," "beacon ID," "date," and "time" are registered in the lecture management DB 44, data indicating that the lecture will be held as scheduled is stored in "time and location."

[0051] More specifically, if the lecture name, beacon ID, and date are registered in the lecture management DB 44 and the time is included in the corresponding lecture time, data indicating that the lecture is being held (indicated by a circle in the figure) is stored in "Time and Place." On the other hand, if the data for "Lecture Name," "Beacon ID," "Date," and "Time" are not registered in the lecture management DB 44, data indicating that the lecture is canceled (indicated by an X, for example) is stored in "Time and Place."

[0052] "Faculty / Staff Presence" is data indicating whether the faculty / staff member in charge of the lecture indicated by the corresponding lecture name is present in the classroom 10 where the lecture is being held. When the lecture start button for the displayed lecture is pressed on the faculty / staff member's user terminal 22, and data received from the user terminal 22 is registered in the lecture management DB 44, data indicating that the faculty / staff member is present in the classroom 10 where the lecture is being held is stored in "Faculty / Staff Presence."

[0053] More specifically, if the received lecture name, faculty / staff ID, date, and beacon ID are registered in the lecture management DB 44, and the time when the lecture start button is pressed is included in the corresponding lecture time, data indicating that the faculty / staff is present in the room (indicated by a circle in the figure) is stored in "Faculty / Staff Presence." On the other hand, if the received lecture name, faculty / staff ID, beacon ID, and date / time data are not registered in the lecture management DB 44, data indicating that the faculty / staff is absent (indicated by an x, for example) is stored in "Faculty / Staff Presence."

[0054] "Attendance Certification" is data indicating that a student who has the right to attend the lecture indicated by the corresponding lecture name has been certified to attend that lecture. If "Attendance Rights," "Time and Place," and "Faculty and Staff Presence" contain data indicating that the student has the right to attend, that the lecture is being held, and that the faculty and staff are present, respectively, data indicating that the student with the corresponding student ID has been certified to attend that lecture (indicated by a circle in the diagram) is stored in "Attendance Certification." On the other hand, if "Attendance Rights," "Time and Place," or "Faculty and Staff Presence" contain data indicating that the student does not have the right to attend, that the lecture is canceled, or that the faculty and staff are absent, data indicating that the student's attendance to that lecture is not certified (indicated by an x ​​in the diagram) is stored in "Attendance Certification."

[0055] Referring again to Figure 1, the lighting management device 50 controls the lighting fixtures 12 in each classroom 10. The lighting management device 50 is equipped with a control panel for controlling the on / off of each lighting fixture 12 in each classroom 10, and is able to control the on / off of each lighting fixture 12 connected to the control panel. In this work management system, the lighting management device 50 controls the lighting fixtures 12 in each classroom 10 in accordance with signals from the work management server 30.

[0056] The lighting management device 50 turns on or off the lighting fixtures 12 in the classrooms 10 in accordance with a signal from the work management server 30. Alternatively, the lighting management device 50 switches the operation of the switches of the lighting fixtures 12 installed in the classrooms 10 in accordance with a signal from the work management server 30.

[0057] In the work management system, the work management server 30 works in conjunction with the lighting management device 50 and outputs to the lighting management device 50 a signal to instruct the lighting management device 50 to turn on / off the lights in the classroom 10 or a signal to instruct permission to turn on the lights, depending on the situation inside the classroom 10. If the work management server 30 instructs the lighting management device 50 to turn on / off the lights simply based on the scheduled use of the classroom 10 according to the lecture timetable, there is a possibility that the lights in the classroom 10 will be turned on or off unnecessarily.

[0058] For example, even if a lecture is canceled, the lights in classroom 10 may be turned on unnecessarily according to the timetable. Alternatively, if a student who has attended a lecture wants to study in the classroom during the break immediately after the lecture, the lights may be turned off. If the lights are turned on uniformly during the breaks before and after the lecture out of consideration for such students, the lights may be turned on even when no students are present.

[0059] Therefore, in this embodiment, when at least one student who has the right to attend a lecture (hereinafter referred to as "attending student") is present in a classroom 10 during a lecture, the work management server 30 outputs a lighting signal to the lighting management device 50 to instruct the lighting management device 50 to turn on or allow the lighting of the classroom 10. As a result, for example, if there is at least one student who has the right to attend the lecture in the classroom 10 but whose attendance is not recognized due to being late or the like, the lighting management device 50 turns on or allows the lighting of the classroom 10 to be turned on. This makes it possible to appropriately control the lighting of the classroom 10 while taking into consideration the learning motivation of students who have the right to attend the lecture.

[0060] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the work management server 30 also outputs the lighting signal to the lighting management device 50 when at least one student who has the right to attend a lecture is present in the classroom 10 during the break immediately before or immediately after the lecture. This makes it possible to appropriately control the lighting in the classroom 10 while taking into consideration the learning environment when a student who has the right to attend a lecture engages in self-study or the like in the classroom during the break immediately before or immediately after the lecture.

[0061] 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a first process executed by the work management server 30. This first process is executed when the work management server 30 receives data from a student's user terminal 20. In this example, it is assumed that a lecture is held in classroom 10C, as shown in FIG. 1. Hereinafter, "step" will be simply abbreviated as "S."

[0062] 13, in classroom 10C, a student who is attending a lecture selects the lecture in question on the app on user terminal 20 and presses attend button 204 (FIG. 2) (S10). In response, user terminal 20 transmits to work management server 30 each piece of data, including the beacon ID received from beacon 14C installed in classroom 10C, the name of the lecture selected on the app, the student ID assigned to the student, and the date and time when attend button 204 was pressed (S12).

[0063] When the work management server 30 receives the data transmitted from the user terminal 20, it stores the received data in the attendance reception table 46 (FIG. 12) (S14).The work management server 30 then compares the received and stored lecture name and student ID data with the course registration DB 42 (FIG. 9) (S16).

[0064] If the lecture name and student ID match (YES in S18), the work management server 30 checks (e.g., a circle indicating "right to attend") the "right to attend" column for the student in the attendance reception table 46 (S20). If the lecture name and student ID cannot match (NO in S18), the work management server 30 proceeds to S22 without executing S20.

[0065] Next, the work management server 30 collates the data of the lecture name, beacon ID, and attendance date and time received and saved in S14 with the lecture management DB 44 (FIG. 10) (S22).

[0066] If the lecture name, beacon ID, and attendance date and time are matched (YES in S24), the work management server 30 puts a check mark (such as a circle indicating that the lecture is being held) in the "Time and Place" column for the student in the attendance reception table 46 (S26). If the lecture name, beacon ID, and attendance date and time are not matched (NO in S24), the work management server 30 proceeds to S28 without executing S26.

[0067] Next, the work management server 30 checks whether the "Right to Attend," "Time and Place," and "Faculty and Staff Presence" columns are checked for each record (each student) in the attendance reception table 46 (S28). The "Faculty and Staff Presence" check will be explained later in FIG. 14. Then, the work management server 30 checks (a circle or the like indicating that attendance at the lecture has been certified) the "Attendance Approval" column for records (students) in the attendance reception table 46 for which all of the "Right to Attend," "Time and Place," and "Faculty and Staff Presence" columns are checked (S30).

[0068] In other words, if a student selects a lecture on the app on user terminal 20 in classroom 10C where the lecture is being held and presses attendance button 204, the student's attendance will be recognized if the student has the right to attend the lecture, the lecture is held in classroom 10C as scheduled, and a faculty member is present in classroom 10C.

[0069] 14 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the second process executed in the work management server 30. This second process is executed when the work management server 30 receives data from the faculty member's user terminal 22. In this example, it is assumed that a lecture is held in classroom 10C.

[0070] 14, in classroom 10C, a lecture is selected on the app on user terminal 22 of a faculty member giving the lecture, and then the lecture start button 224 (FIG. 3) is pressed (S102). In response, user terminal 22 transmits to work management server 30 each piece of data: a beacon ID received from beacon 14C installed in classroom 10C, the name of the lecture selected on the app, a faculty ID assigned to the faculty member, and the date and time when lecture start button 224 was pressed (S104).

[0071] When the work management server 30 receives the data sent from the user terminal 22 (S106), it compares the received data of the lecture name, beacon ID, lecture start date and time, and faculty ID with the lecture management DB 44 (Figure 10) (S108).

[0072] If the lecture name, beacon ID, lecture start date and time, and faculty / staff ID match (YES in S110), the work management server 30 checks (a circle or the like indicating that a faculty / staff member is present in classroom 10C) the "Faculty / Staff Present" column in the attendance reception table 46 (FIG. 12) (S112). If the lecture name, beacon ID, lecture start date and time, and faculty / staff member ID cannot match (NO in S110), the work management server 30 proceeds to return without executing S112. Note that whether or not the "Faculty / Staff Present" column is checked is confirmed in S28 shown in FIG. 13.

[0073] The work management server 30 controls the lighting using the lighting management device 50 and manages the maintenance work performed by facility personnel. In managing the maintenance work, the communication unit 34, processing unit 32, and output unit 36 ​​of the work management server 30 operate as follows.

[0074] In the following, it is assumed that a lecture is being held in classroom 10C. Communication unit 34 is configured to acquire information about students in classroom 10C from student user terminals 20, acquire information about faculty and staff in classroom 10C from faculty and staff user terminals 22, and acquire information about facilities staff in classroom 10C from facilities staff user terminals 24.

[0075] The processing unit 32 determines whether or not a student who has the right to attend the lecture (attending student) is present in the classroom 10C based on the student information acquired by the communication unit 34. If work (hereinafter simply referred to as "work") is scheduled to be performed after the lecture to perform maintenance on equipment installed in the classroom 10C where the lecture is to be held (cleaning the air conditioner filter), the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information indicating that the work can be performed to the user terminal 24 of the equipment worker who will be performing the work, based on the determination that the attending student will not be present in the classroom 10C after the lecture.

[0076] In the present embodiment, when work is scheduled after a lecture, the output unit 36 ​​is configured to output notification information to the user terminal 24 of the facility staff member based on the determination that the students are not in the classroom 10C during the break after the lecture but before the work. Note that this is not limited to "the break after the lecture but before the work," but may be "a predetermined time after the lecture (e.g., 30 minutes)," etc.

[0077] Notification information indicating that work can be performed may be configured to be output to the user terminal 24 of the facilities staff when it is determined that the attending students are not in classroom 10C after the lecture. In this case, the "attending students" are referred to as "authorized users" of classroom 10C. Notification information indicating that work can be performed may also be configured to be output to the user terminal 24 of the facilities staff when it is determined that the faculty and staff and attending students are not in classroom 10C after the lecture. In this case, the "faculty and staff" and "attending students" are referred to as "authorized users" of classroom 10C.

[0078] In the latter case, the processing unit 32 determines whether or not the faculty member is in the classroom 10C based on the faculty member information acquired by the communication unit 34. If work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information to the user terminal 24 of the facilities staff if it is determined that the faculty member and the students will not be in the classroom 10C after the lecture.

[0079] More specifically, if work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information to the facility staff's user terminal 24 at the timing when it is determined that at least one faculty member or student is in the classroom 10C after the lecture, and then it is determined that the faculty member or student has left the classroom 10C. This will be explained in detail below using a flowchart.

[0080] 15 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the third process executed in the work management server 30. This third process is a process related to the linkage between the work management server 30 and the lighting management device 50. In this example, it is also assumed that a lecture is held in the classroom 10C.

[0081] Classroom 10C indicates classroom A recorded in the lecture management DB 44. In the following explanation using the flowchart, as an example, a mathematical science lecture recorded in the lecture management DB 44 with lecture ID 1 will be explained, which will be held in classroom A (classroom 10C) from 8:40 to 10:10 (first period) on November 7th. Here, 8:20 to 8:40 is defined as the break immediately before the main lecture (first period), and 10:10 to 10:30 is defined as the break immediately after the main lecture (between the first and second periods).

[0082] In this example, after the first period of the mathematical science lecture in classroom A, maintenance work by facility staff A is scheduled for the second period, and during the break between the first and second periods, when there are no faculty, staff, or students taking the mathematical science class, notification information indicating that maintenance work can be carried out is output to facility staff A's user terminal 24.

[0083] 15, the work management server 30 checks whether there is a record (student) with a check mark in the "Right to Attend" column in the attendance reception table 46 (FIG. 12) (S202). If there is no record (student) with a check mark in the "Right to Attend" column (NO in S202), the subsequent series of processes are not executed and the process proceeds to return.

[0084] In this example, it is assumed that this process is started during the break immediately before the start of the mathematical science lecture (first period) at 8:40 on November 7. At 8:32, a student with student ID "22-20-001" selects the lecture in question on the app on user terminal 20 in classroom A and presses the attendance button 204, and a check mark (a circle indicating "right to attend") is recorded in the "right to attend" column for that student in attendance reception table 46.

[0085] If it is determined in S202 that there is a record (student) with a check mark in the "right to attend" column (YES in S202), the work management server 30 checks whether the student with the right to attend the lecture is in the classroom where the lecture corresponding to the right to attend the lecture is being held and whether the break immediately before the lecture has arrived (S204). Note that for the relevant lecture, the period, start time, and classroom of the lecture can be confirmed by comparing the lecture name, beacon ID, and date of the record with a check mark in the "right to attend" column with the lecture management DB 44 (FIG. 10).

[0086] In the above example, a student with student ID "22-20-001" who is entitled to take the mathematical science course is in classroom A where the mathematical science lecture is being held, and it is currently determined that it is the break just before the mathematical science lecture, so the answer in S204 is YES.

[0087] If the determination in S204 is YES, the work management server 30 (output unit 36) outputs a lighting signal for the classroom where the lecture is held to the lighting management device 50 (S206). In the above example, the lighting signal for classroom A (classroom 10C) where the mathematical science lecture is held is output, and lighting fixture 12C in classroom A (classroom 10C) is turned on.

[0088] Thereafter, the work management server 30 checks whether the lecture has ended. Specifically, the work management server 30 determines whether a signal indicating that the lecture end button 226 (FIG. 3) has been pressed on the user terminal 22 of the faculty member giving the lecture in the classroom 10C has been received (S208).

[0089] In the above example, if a faculty member with faculty member ID "T-20-001" who is giving a lecture on mathematical science presses the lecture end button 226 for that lecture on the app on the user terminal 22, a determination of YES is made in S208.

[0090] Then, when the operation management server 30 receives a press of the lecture end button 226 (YES in S208), it sends a beacon ID transmission request to the user terminal 20 of the student corresponding to the record for the lecture that has a check mark in the "right to attend" column in the attendance reception table 46 (S210). This process is performed to check whether or not students who have the right to attend the lecture remain in the classroom 10C where the lecture was held after the lecture has ended.

[0091] When a beacon ID is received in response to the request to send the beacon ID (YES in S212), the work management server 30 compares the received beacon ID with the beacon ID of each record (record (student) with a check mark in the "right to attend" column) that sent the request to send the beacon ID in the attendance reception table 46 (S218).

[0092] If there is matched data (record) (YES in S220), the work management server 30 checks whether the end time of the break immediately following the lecture has arrived (S222). If the end time of the break has not yet arrived (NO in S222), the setting process (S223) is executed, and then the process returns to S210, and a beacon ID transmission request is again sent to the user terminal 20 of the student corresponding to the record with a check mark in the "right to attend" column in the attendance reception table 46. The setting process will be described later (FIG. 16).

[0093] In S222, if it is determined that the end time of the break immediately following the lecture has arrived (YES in S222), the control process (S224) is executed, and then this process is terminated. The control process will be described later (FIG. 17).

[0094] If it is determined in S212 that no beacon ID has been received in response to the beacon ID transmission request (NO in S212), or if there is no data (record) that can be matched in S220 (NO in S220), the work management server 30 proceeds to S224.

[0095] In S208, if the work management server 30 has not received a press of the lecture end button 226 (NO in S208), the work management server 30 transmits a beacon ID transmission request to the user terminal 20 of the student corresponding to the record in the attendance reception table 46 that has a check mark in the "right to attend" column corresponding to the lecture, and to the user terminal 22 of the faculty member who gave the lecture (S214). This process is for checking whether the lecture has ended if the faculty member who gave the lecture has not pressed the lecture end button 226 (FIG. 3) on the app on the user terminal 22.

[0096] If a beacon ID is received in response to the beacon ID transmission request (YES in S216), the process proceeds to S218, where the received beacon ID is verified. On the other hand, if it is determined in S216 that a beacon ID has not been received in response to the beacon ID transmission request (NO in S216), it is determined that the lecture has already ended, and the process proceeds to S224.

[0097] Fig. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the setting process executed in the work management server 30. Referring to Fig. 16, in the setting process, the work management server 30 sets the authorized user flag to ON (S251).

[0098] The authorized user flag is set to ON when the authorized user (faculty, staff, students) is in classroom 10C, and is set to OFF when the authorized user leaves classroom 10C or when the immediately following break ends.

[0099] Specifically, when the break just before the lecture arrives (YES in S204) and there is at least one student or faculty member in attendance (YES in S216, YES in S220), the authorized user flag is set to ON (S223, S251). If the lecture end button is not pressed (NO in S208) and there are no students or faculty members in attendance (NO in S216), the authorized user flag is set to OFF (S224, S300 (described below)). For example, this would be the case if there were students attending the lecture, but the lecture was canceled and then all the students left the room.

[0100] On the other hand, if the lecture end button is pressed (YES in S212) and thereafter there are no students attending (NO in S212), the authorized user flag is set to OFF (S224, S300). In other words, this applies to cases where the lecture time has ended and the faculty member presses the lecture end button, and then all the students leave the room. In this case, pressing the lecture end button is considered to be the start of the break after the lecture has ended, and the faculty member is considered to have left the room. When the end of the break immediately after the lecture has arrived (YES in S222), the authorized user flag is also set to OFF (S224, S300).

[0101] The work management server 30 sets the information (ID, etc.) of the students and faculty members verified in S220 as authorized user information (S252), thereby making it possible to identify the authorized users in the classroom 10C.

[0102] If maintenance work is scheduled in the classroom after the lecture (YES in S253), the work management server 30 sets the classroom and facility staff ID corresponding to the maintenance work as maintenance schedule information and ends the setting process. In this example, information is set to the effect that maintenance work by facility staff A is scheduled in classroom A (classroom 10C) during the second period after the mathematical science lecture (first period). On the other hand, if no maintenance work is scheduled in the classroom after the lecture (NO in S253), the work management server 30 ends the setting process as is.

[0103] In this embodiment, the output unit 36 ​​is configured to output a signal to the lighting management device 50 that manages the lighting in the classroom 10C. The processing unit 32 is configured to determine whether a facility staff member is present in the classroom 10C based on the facility staff member information acquired by the communication unit 34. When maintenance work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs a signal to the lighting management device 50 to instruct the lighting management device 50 to turn off the lights in the classroom 10C when it is determined that no faculty member or students will be present in the classroom 10C after the lecture and that no facility staff member is present in the classroom 10C (S305, described below). On the other hand, when work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs a signal to the lighting management device 50 to instruct the lighting management device 50 to turn on the lights in the classroom 10C when it is determined that no faculty member or students will be present in the classroom 10C after the lecture and that no facility staff member is present in the classroom 10C (S304, S308, described below). The following is a description using a flowchart.

[0104] Fig. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of the control process executed in the work management server 30. Referring to Fig. 17, in the control process, the work management server 30 sets the authorized user flag to OFF (S300). The conditions for setting the authorized user flag to OFF are as described above.

[0105] If maintenance is scheduled for the classroom after the lecture (YES in S301), work management server 30 proceeds to S303. If maintenance is not scheduled for the classroom after the lecture (NO in S301), work management server 30 outputs a signal to turn off the lights in the classroom where the lecture was held to lighting management device 50 and ends the control process. As a result, lighting fixture 12C in classroom A is turned off.

[0106] If the facility technician scheduled to perform maintenance is in the classroom (YES in S303), work management server 30 outputs a signal to enable lighting for the classroom where the lecture was held to lighting management device 50 (S304), and the process proceeds to S306. In this case, lighting fixture 12C in classroom A can be manually turned on and off, but lighting fixture 12C continues to be lit.

[0107] On the other hand, if the facility technician scheduled to perform maintenance is not in the classroom (NO in S303), work management server 30 outputs a signal to turn off the lights in the classroom where the lecture was held to lighting management device 50 (S305), and the process proceeds to S306. As a result, lighting fixture 12C in classroom A is turned off.

[0108] In this example, if any one of the faculty members giving a mathematical science lecture or students entitled to take the mathematical science course is in classroom A, lighting fixture 12C in classroom A will not be turned off, but will be turned off if all faculty members have left classroom A. Lighting fixture 12C in classroom A will also be turned off at the end of the break immediately following the mathematical science lecture. However, if another lecture is being held in classroom A from 10:30 and it is determined that a student entitled to take that lecture is already in classroom A, lighting fixture 12C in classroom A will not be turned off but will remain on. Also, if maintenance is being performed in classroom A from 10:30 and it is determined that a facility technician is already in classroom A, lighting fixture 12C in classroom A will not be turned off but will remain on.

[0109] The work management server 30 sends notification information to the user terminal 24 of the facility staff member scheduled for maintenance that maintenance can begin (S306). The notification information is sent when authorized users (faculty, staff, students) leave classroom A or when recess ends. When recess ends, even if faculty, staff, or students are in classroom A, their authorization to use the classroom is lost. In this example, a message like the one shown in Figure 4 is sent.

[0110] There are several possible patterns for the conditions for sending notification information. Notification information may be sent when it is determined that a student (authorized user) is not in classroom 10C after a lecture, or when it is determined that neither a faculty member nor a student (authorized user) is in classroom 10C after a lecture. Notification information may be sent when it is determined that a user authorized to use is not in classroom 10C during a break after a lecture before maintenance work, or when it is determined that a user authorized to use is not in classroom 10C for a predetermined time (e.g., 30 minutes) after a lecture.

[0111] When the facility technician scheduled to perform maintenance arrives in the classroom (YES in S307), work management server 30 outputs a signal to allow lighting control device 50 to turn on the lights in the classroom where the lecture was held (S306), and the process proceeds to S309. This allows lighting fixture 12C in classroom A to be manually turned on.

[0112] If the facility technician scheduled to perform maintenance has not arrived in the classroom (NO in S307), the work management server 30 proceeds to S309. If the end time for maintenance has arrived (YES in S303), the work management server 30 ends the control process. On the other hand, if the end time for maintenance has arrived (NO in S303), the work management server 30 returns the process to S307. As a result, if the facility technician has not arrived in classroom A, or if the end time for maintenance has arrived before the technician has arrived, lighting fixture 12C cannot be turned on manually.

[0113] In this embodiment, the communication unit 34 is further configured to receive a request from the facility staff member's user terminal 24 inquiring whether or not maintenance work can be performed. When the processing unit 32 receives the request, it determines whether or not a faculty member or student is present in the classroom 10C. The output unit 36 ​​outputs the determination result based on the request to the facility staff member's user terminal 24. The following is an explanation using a flowchart.

[0114] 18 is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a fourth process executed by the work management server 30. This fourth process is executed when the work management server 30 receives data from the facility worker's user terminal 24. In this example, it is assumed that a lecture is held in classroom 10C, as shown in FIG.

[0115] 17, in classroom 10C, a maintenance worker selects a target classroom on the app on his / her user terminal 24 and then presses the confirmation button 244 (FIG. 5) (S401). Then, the user terminal 24 transmits the maintenance worker ID assigned to the maintenance worker and the classroom name selected on the app to the work management server 30 (S402).

[0116] For example, in the example above, imagine a scenario where, during the break after the mathematical science lecture (first period), equipment worker A, who is scheduled to perform maintenance work during the second period, enters classroom A.

[0117] When the work management server 30 receives the data transmitted from the user terminal 24 (S403), the process proceeds to S404. If the authorized user flag is ON (YES in S404), the work management server 30 proceeds to S405. On the other hand, if the authorized user flag is OFF (NO in S404), the work management server 30 proceeds to S408. For example, during the break, if an authorized user (teacher or student) remains in classroom 10C, the authorized user flag is set to ON, and if no authorized user remains in classroom 10C, the authorized user flag is set to OFF.

[0118] The work management server 30 has maintenance information set in the classroom usage reservation table 48, and if the set data matches the received facility staff ID and classroom name (YES in S405), the process proceeds to S407. On the other hand, if the determination in S405 is NO, the work management server 30 proceeds to S408. In the above example, the classroom usage reservation table 48 has maintenance information set in it where the facility staff ID matches facility staff A and the classroom matches classroom A.

[0119] The work management server 30 transmits to the user terminal 24 a message that there is a person authorized to use the classroom (S407), and ends the processing on the side of the work management server 30. On the other hand, the work management server 30 transmits to the user terminal 24 a message that there is no person authorized to use the classroom (S408), and ends the processing on the side of the work management server 30.

[0120] When the user terminal 24 receives the data transmitted from the work management server 30 (S409), it displays the received message and terminates the processing on the user terminal 24 side. If an authorized user (teacher, staff member, student) remains in classroom 10C, the message "There is an authorized user in the classroom" is displayed. If no authorized user remains in classroom 10C, the message "There is no authorized user in the classroom" is displayed, as shown in FIG. 5. In this case, even if there is a student in the classroom, the student does not have the authority to use the classroom, so the facilities staff can request that the student leave the classroom.

[0121] As described above, the work management server 30 is a device that manages student attendance at lectures and manages maintenance work for equipment installed in the classroom 10C where the lectures are held. A beacon 14C that transmits a beacon ID receivable by user terminals 20, 22, and 24 is installed in the classroom 10C. The work management server 30 includes a communication unit 34, a processing unit 32, and an output unit 36. The communication unit 34 acquires information about students present in the classroom 10C from the students' user terminals 20. The processing unit 32 determines, based on the student information acquired by the communication unit 34, whether students who are entitled to attend the lecture are present in the classroom 10C. If work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information indicating that the work can be performed to the user terminal 24 of the equipment worker who will be performing the work, based on the determination that the students are not present in the classroom 10C after the lecture.

[0122] In this way, the work management server 30 outputs notification information to the user terminal 24 of the facility staff member indicating that work can be performed based on the determination that no students who have the right to attend the lecture are in classroom 10C. This allows the facility staff member to quickly understand that no students who have the right to attend the lecture are in classroom 10C. In this case, even if someone is present in classroom 10C, they can be asked to leave because they are not students who have the right to attend the lecture. This allows efficient maintenance work on the equipment installed in classroom 10C.

[0123] When work is scheduled after a lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information to the user terminal 24 of the equipment worker based on the determination that no students are in classroom 10C during the break after the lecture but before the work. This allows the worker to enter the classroom to perform work even during the break before the work begins, thereby enabling more efficient maintenance work on the equipment installed in classroom 10C.

[0124] The communication unit 34 further acquires information about the faculty or staff member present in the classroom 10C from the user terminal 22 of the faculty or staff member giving the lecture. The processing unit 32 further determines whether the faculty or staff member is present in the classroom 10C based on the faculty or staff member information acquired by the communication unit 34. If work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information to the user terminal 24 of the facilities staff member when it is determined that the faculty or staff member and the students attending the lecture will not be present in the classroom 10C after the lecture. This allows for efficient maintenance work on the equipment installed in the classroom 10C.

[0125] When work is scheduled after a lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs notification information to the user terminal 24 of the facility staff member at the timing when it is determined that at least one faculty member or student is in classroom 10C after the lecture and then that the faculty member or student has left classroom 10C. This allows maintenance work to be started immediately when the notification information is output to the user terminal 24 of the facility staff member, thereby enabling efficient maintenance work on the equipment installed in classroom 10C.

[0126] The communication unit 34 further receives a request from the facility staff member's user terminal 24 inquiring whether the work can be performed. When the processing unit 32 receives the request, it determines whether the faculty member and students are present in the classroom 10C. The output unit 36 ​​outputs the determination result based on the request to the facility staff member's user terminal 24.

[0127] This allows the facility staff to quickly determine whether the classroom 10C they have entered is in a state where maintenance work can be performed. For example, when a facility staff member finds an empty classroom and enters it, there may be someone in the classroom. In this case, the facility staff can make a maintenance reservation for the classroom (see FIG. 11) on the spot from the facility staff's user terminal 24. Furthermore, the facility staff can inquire from the facility staff's user terminal 24 whether maintenance work can be performed. If the facility staff member receives a determination result indicating that there is no one authorized to use the classroom (see FIG. 5), the facility staff can ask anyone in the classroom to leave, and start maintenance work on the spot.

[0128] The output unit 36 ​​can output a signal to a lighting management device 50 that manages the lighting in the classroom 10C. The communication unit 34 further acquires information about the facility staff from the facility staff's user terminal 24. The processing unit 32 further determines whether the facility staff is present in the classroom 10C based on the information about the facility staff acquired by the communication unit 34. If work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs a signal to the lighting management device 50 instructing it to turn off the lights in the classroom 10C when it is determined that no faculty, staff, or students will be present in the classroom 10C after the lecture and that no facility staff is present in the classroom 10C. If work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit 36 ​​outputs a signal to the lighting management device 50 instructing it to turn on the lights in the classroom 10C when it is determined that no faculty, staff, or students will be present in the classroom 10C after the lecture and that no facility staff is present in the classroom 10C.

[0129] This allows lighting fixture 12C to be automatically turned off when faculty, staff, and students leave the room after a lecture, resulting in a high energy-saving effect. Convenience can also be improved by automatically turning lighting fixture 12C on when students enter and exit. On the other hand, when a facility technician enters the room, the lights in classroom 10C are ready to be turned on. This allows lighting fixture 12C to be turned on by the facility technician operating the switch. Since facility technicians enter the room to perform maintenance work, it is preferable to turn the lights on manually rather than automatically. This also allows the technician to check the operation of the light switch.

[0130] [Note] The above-described embodiment is a specific example of the following supplementary notes.

[0131] (Appendix 1) A work management device that manages student attendance at lectures and manages maintenance work for equipment installed in classrooms where the lectures are held, the device comprising: a beacon installed in the classroom that transmits a beacon ID that can be received by a user terminal; a communication unit that acquires information about the students in the classroom from the user terminals of the students; a processing unit that determines whether a student who has the right to attend the lecture is present in the classroom based on the information of the student acquired by the communication unit; A work management device comprising: an output unit that, when the work is scheduled to be performed after the lecture, outputs notification information to the user terminal of the facility staff member performing the work, indicating that the work can be performed, based on determining that the students will not be in the classroom after the lecture.

[0132] (Appendix 2) The work management device described in Appendix 1, wherein the output unit outputs the notification information to the user terminal of the facility staff member based on the determination that the students are not in the classroom during the break after the lecture and before the work, when the work is scheduled after the lecture.

[0133] (Appendix 3) the communication unit further acquires information about the faculty member present in the classroom from a user terminal of the faculty member giving the lecture; The processing unit further determines whether the faculty member is present in the classroom based on the information about the faculty member acquired by the communication unit; The work management device described in Appendix 1 or Appendix 2, wherein the output unit outputs the notification information to the user terminal of the facilities staff when the work is scheduled after the lecture and when it is determined that the faculty and staff and the students will not be in the classroom after the lecture.

[0134] (Appendix 4) The work management device described in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 3, wherein, if the work is scheduled after the lecture, the output unit outputs the notification information to the user terminal of the facilities staff member when it is determined that at least one of the faculty member and the student is in the classroom after the lecture, and then when it is determined that the faculty member and the student have left the classroom.

[0135] (Appendix 5) The communication unit further receives a request from the user terminal of the facility worker to inquire whether the work can be performed; When the processing unit receives the request, it determines whether the faculty member and the student are in the classroom; 5. The work management device according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs a determination result based on the request to a user terminal of the facility worker.

[0136] (Appendix 6) the output unit is capable of outputting a signal to a lighting control device that controls lighting in the classroom; The communication unit further acquires information about the facility staff from the user terminal of the facility staff, The processing unit further determines whether the facility staff member is present in the classroom based on the facility staff member information acquired by the communication unit; The output unit If the work is scheduled to be performed after the lecture, when it is determined that the faculty member and the students are not in the classroom after the lecture and when it is determined that the facilities staff is not in the classroom, a signal instructing the lighting management device to turn off the lights in the classroom is output; A work management device as described in any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5, wherein if the work is scheduled after the lecture, when it is determined that the faculty and staff and the students are not in the classroom after the lecture and it is determined that the facilities staff is in the classroom, a signal instructing the lighting management device to allow the classroom lights to be turned on is output to the lighting management device.

[0137] The embodiments disclosed herein are intended to be combined as appropriate within the scope of any technical inconsistency. The embodiments disclosed herein should be considered to be illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The technical scope of the present disclosure is defined by the claims, not the description of the above-described embodiments, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope of the claims. [Explanation of symbols]

[0138] 10, 10A, 10B, 10C classrooms, 12, 12A, 12B, 12C lighting fixtures, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C beacons, 20, 22, 24 user terminals, 30 work management server, 32 processing unit, 34 communication unit, 36 output unit, 38 student DB, 40 faculty and staff DB, 41 facilities staff DB, 42 course registration DB, 44 lecture management DB, 46 attendance reception table, 48 classroom usage reservation table, 50 lighting management device, 202, 222, 232, 243 display column, 204 attendance button, 224 lecture start button, 226 lecture end button, 234 input column, 236 setting button, 242, 245 message, 244 confirmation button.

Claims

1. A work management device that manages the attendance status of students at lectures and manages work to maintain equipment installed in classrooms where the lectures are held, the device comprising: a beacon installed in the classroom that transmits a beacon ID that can be received by a user terminal; a communication unit that acquires information about the students in the classroom from the user terminals of the students; a processing unit that determines whether a student who has the right to attend the lecture is present in the classroom based on the information of the student acquired by the communication unit; A work management device comprising: an output unit that, when the work is scheduled to be performed after the lecture, outputs notification information to the user terminal of the facility staff member performing the work, indicating that the work can be performed, based on determining that the students will not be in the classroom after the lecture.

2. The work management device of claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the notification information to the user terminal of the facility staff member based on determining that the students are not in the classroom during the break after the lecture and before the work, when the work is scheduled after the lecture.

3. the communication unit further acquires information about the faculty member present in the classroom from a user terminal of the faculty member giving the lecture; The processing unit further determines whether the faculty member is present in the classroom based on the information about the faculty member acquired by the communication unit; The work management device of claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the notification information to the user terminal of the facility staff when the work is scheduled after the lecture and when it is determined that the faculty and staff and the students will not be in the classroom after the lecture.

4. The work management device of claim 3, wherein the output unit, when the work is scheduled to be performed after the lecture, outputs the notification information to the user terminal of the facility staff member at a timing when it is determined that at least one of the faculty member and the student is present in the classroom after the lecture, and then it is determined that the faculty member and the student have left the classroom.

5. The communication unit further receives a request from the user terminal of the facility worker to inquire whether the work can be performed; When the processing unit receives the request, it determines whether the faculty member and the student are in the classroom; The work management device according to claim 3 , wherein the output unit outputs the determination result based on the request to a user terminal of the facility worker.

6. the output unit is capable of outputting a signal to a lighting control device that controls lighting in the classroom; The communication unit further acquires information about the facility staff from the user terminal of the facility staff, The processing unit further determines whether the facility staff member is present in the classroom based on the facility staff member information acquired by the communication unit; The output unit If the work is scheduled to be performed after the lecture, when it is determined that the faculty member and the students are not in the classroom after the lecture and when it is determined that the facilities staff is not in the classroom, a signal instructing the lighting management device to turn off the lights in the classroom is output; A work management device as described in any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein, if the work is scheduled after the lecture, when it is determined that the faculty and staff and the students are not in the classroom after the lecture and when it is determined that the facilities staff is in the classroom, a signal instructing the lighting management device to allow the classroom lights to be turned on is output to the lighting management device.

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