Information processing apparatus and program

Abstract

The present disclosure enables support of behavior improvement of office users.SOLUTION: An acquisition unit that acquires a setting of a plurality of work areas predetermined in an office, stay information obtained by measuring positions at which a plurality of users who use the office stay in time series, and designation of a specific user to be analyzed among the users; A calculation unit configured to calculate, for the specific user, the number of work areas used by the specific user, which is a work area used by the specific user for a predetermined time; and a presentation unit configured to present the calculated average number of used work areas and the number of used work areas of the specific user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an information processing device and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there have been many technologies for analyzing and evaluating people's location information and for utilizing office space.

[0003] For example, there is a technology relating to an information processing device that manages the behavioral state of a user without causing any trouble to the user (Patent Document 1).

[0004] In addition, in recent years, with the promotion of work style reform, there has been progress in work styles such as free address, which does not assign fixed seats to workers, but allows them to choose a seat that allows them to work efficiently according to the work content of the day and their personal preferences, and ABW (Activity Based Working).

[0005] For example, there is a technology relating to an information processing device that allows an employee to select a seat that provides high intellectual productivity (Patent Document 2).

[0006] Furthermore, there is a technology relating to an information processing device that can achieve both convenience for workers and vitalization of an organization (Patent Document 3). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-56410 A [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-79348 [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2022-79349 [Non-patent literature]

[0008] [Non-Patent Document 1] Yusuke Hara et al., "How does the office environment affect work engagement, health, and behavior? Part 3: Correlation analysis between work environment and occupational stress (work strain and performance status)", Architectural Institute of Japan, July 2017 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0009] On the other hand, there is no technology that can calculate and visualize the daily behavior of office users.

[0010] For example, research has shown that in offices that have adopted a work style without fixed seats, the more different types of work areas an employee uses in a day, the more likely they are to experience improved work engagement (Non-Patent Document 1).

[0011] Therefore, there is a potential need for a system that can present useful information to improve work engagement among office users.

[0012] The present disclosure aims to provide an information processing device and a program that can support behavioral improvement of office users. [Means for solving the problem]

[0013] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the information processing device of the present disclosure includes: a setting of a plurality of work areas predetermined in an office; stay information measuring the locations where a plurality of users who use the office have stayed over time; an acquisition unit that acquires the designation of a specific user among the users to be analyzed; a calculation unit that calculates the average number of used work areas used by the plurality of users during a specified period of time based on the work area setting and the stay information, and calculates, for the specific user, the number of used work areas of the specific user, which is the work area used by the specific user during the specified period of time; and a presentation unit that presents the calculated average number of used work areas and the number of used work areas of the specific user. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to the present disclosure, an effect can be obtained in which it is possible to support the behavioral improvement of office users. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating a work area in an office. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example in which the calculation example is reflected on a map of a specific office. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the presentation screen. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing in the information processing device of the information processing system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] [Embodiments of the present disclosure] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0017] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an information processing device. As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a plurality of sensors 10 installed in an office, a plurality of user terminals 20 and a request terminal 30 owned by each of users who are users in the office, and an information processing device 100, which are connected via a network N.

[0018] The information processing device 100 includes a data storage unit 102, an acquisition unit 110, a calculation unit 112, and a presentation unit 114. The hardware configuration of the information processing device 100 is realized by a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing programs for implementing each processing routine, a RAM (Random Access Memory) for temporarily storing data, a memory serving as a storage means, a network interface, and the like. Note that a GPGPU or accelerator may be used instead of the CPU depending on the suitability of each process, and an arithmetic unit appropriate for the process may be used as appropriate. In particular, the use of a GPGPU or accelerator is preferable for processes related to learning and inference.

[0019] The sensor 10 is a type of sensor installed in the office, which detects the user's location information using a combination of multiple positioning methods and transmits the measurement results of the detected location information in time series to the information processing device 100. The type of sensor used may be a camera, radar, a pressure sensor on each seat, a ceiling-mounted positioning locator capable of detecting beacon tags, or other sensors appropriate to the location method. Note that instead of providing the sensor 10, an application capable of detecting location information may be installed in the user terminal 20, and the measurement results of the location information measured by the application may be transmitted to the information processing device 100.

[0020] The user terminal 20 is a terminal carried by an office user and holds a beacon tag that can identify the user. The beacon tag may be issued in association with the user terminal 20 when the user enters the office. The beacon tag may also be associated with an employee ID card or an entrance pass.

[0021] The request terminal 30 is a terminal that requests analysis, transmits the designation of a specific user to be analyzed to the information processing device 100, and views the analysis results of the work area. The request terminal 30 is assumed to be a terminal used, for example, by office users themselves or managers who want to understand the trends of users in the office.

[0022] The data storage unit 102 stores the settings of multiple work areas predetermined in the office and stay information. Work areas will be described later. The stay information is information indicating the stay time of multiple users in the office in the work areas and seats, derived from the measurement results of the location information of the users' stays in the office over time.

[0023] The acquisition unit 110 acquires the work area settings and stay information obtained from the measurement results of the position information from the data storage unit 102. The acquisition unit 110 also acquires the designation of a specific user from the request terminal 30. The acquisition unit 110 acquires the stay information by deriving the stay time for each work area and each seat from the measurement results of the user's position information received from the sensor 10 (or the user terminal 20), and stores the stay information in the data storage unit 102.

[0024] The calculation unit 112 calculates the average number of used work areas used by multiple users during a predetermined time period based on the work area settings and stay information. Furthermore, the calculation unit 112 calculates, for a specific user, the number of used work areas used by the specific user during the predetermined time period. The predetermined time period may be set to any time period, and can be set appropriately by the user of the request terminal 30 in increments of 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, etc.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic diagram of a work area in an office. The space in FIG. 2 is a space extracted from a certain area of ​​the office, and is divided into multiple work areas w. Sensors 10 (not shown) are installed in the work areas w, and seats s are provided. By detecting the user's location information, the time spent in each work area w and the time spent in each seat s can be measured. In this way, the work areas stored in the data storage unit 102 are set as multiple areas created by dividing the office space on a plane with boundaries according to the type of space, as specified by the administrator. The type of space can be set as appropriate, such as an open space, office, conference room, or break space.

[0026] The calculation unit 112 calculates the number of continuous stays, the amount of movement obtained from the movement distance, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate for multiple users as office usage information other than the number of used work areas. The number of continuous stays is the number of times a user stays in one of the work areas for a predetermined period of time or more. The amount of interaction is calculated based on the integrated value when users are close to each other within a predetermined distance range. The space utilization rate is a ratio calculated from the proportion of the utilization area of ​​the space where the user stayed. In addition to the number of continuous stays, the calculation unit 112 may also calculate the sitting time for each stay. The number of continuous stays, the amount of movement, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate are calculated for each of the multiple users, and the overall average is calculated and stored in the data storage unit 102. The calculation of the amount of movement, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate will be described in detail using Figure 3.

[0027] FIG. 3 shows an example of a calculation example reflected on a map of a specified office. (a1) shows the movement trajectory and movement distance used to calculate the movement amount. (a2) shows an example of the distance range used to calculate the interaction amount. The distance range of a circle based on each point representing a user shows the cases with and without proximity. The interaction amount can be calculated, for example, by integrating the area of ​​overlapping circles, and the overall interaction amount and the interaction amount for each user can be obtained. The interaction amount with each individual user can also be obtained. In (a3), the shaded areas in the space indicate the proportion of the utilization area. The utilization area is calculated by accumulating the user's movement trajectory and distance range. The space utilization rate is calculated from the utilization area rate for each user. Furthermore, for example, the users belonging to a department can be totaled to calculate the space utilization rate at the department level or for the entire office.

[0028] The amount of movement is calculated by accumulating the displacement [m] per second of the location coordinate data, and defines the distance traveled in a day. The amount of interaction is calculated by determining that another worker is in close proximity when they are within a 1m radius of the surrounding area, and defining the accumulated value of the proximity time [seconds] during that day. The indicator of the amount of interaction does not take into account whether or not there is conversation, but is a value that evaluates the degree of interaction with others based on whether or not there are other workers within 1m of the surrounding area. The space utilization rate is calculated, for example, by setting the area of ​​a perfect circle with a radius of approximately 1.5m from the coordinates of the acquired location information as the utilized area, and then calculating the ratio [%] of the utilized area to the entire workplace area for that day.

[0029] The presentation unit 114 presents the calculated average number of used work areas and the number of used work areas of the specific user. Here, the presentation unit 114 presents the number of used work areas, the number of continuous stays, the amount of movement, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate for multiple users and the specific user in a comparable manner.

[0030] 4 is a diagram showing an example of a presentation screen. The presentation screen identifies the user ID and user name of a specific user, and shows the average user and the specific user's usage status, number of used work areas, duration of stay, amount of interaction, and space utilization rate. The presentation unit 114 controls the presentation screen to be displayed on the request terminal 30. A screen is provided that allows the user to check the average for all users in the office.

[0031] Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described. Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing processing in the information processing device 100 of the information processing system 1. The arithmetic unit (CPU, GPGPU, or accelerator) of the information processing device 100 reads and executes programs and various data from the ROM, causing the arithmetic unit to perform processing as each part of the information processing device 100. It is also assumed that the information processing device 100 has previously received measurement results of location information of multiple users in the office.

[0032] In step S100, the acquisition unit 110 acquires stay information by deriving the stay time for each work area and each seat from the measurement results of the user's location information received from the sensor 10 (or the user terminal 20), and stores the stay information in the data storage unit 102. The processing of this step is executed at regular intervals.

[0033] In step S102, the acquisition unit 110 acquires from the data storage unit 102 the work area setting and the stay information obtained from the measurement results of the position information.

[0034] In step S104, the calculation unit 112 calculates the average number of used work areas used by a plurality of users during a predetermined period of time based on the work area settings and stay information.

[0035] In step S106, the calculation unit 112 and the acquisition unit 110 calculate the number of consecutive stays, the amount of movement obtained from the movement distance, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate as the utilization status of other offices for the multiple users.

[0036] In step S108, the acquisition unit 110 acquires the designation of a specific user from the request terminal 30.

[0037] In step S110, calculation unit 112 calculates the number of work areas used by a specific user, which is the work areas used by the specific user during a predetermined time. This calculation may refer to the calculation result for the specific user among the calculation results for each user calculated in step S104. The same applies to the next step.

[0038] In step S112, the calculation unit 112 calculates the number of consecutive stays, the amount of movement obtained from the movement distance, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate for the specific user.

[0039] In step S114, the presentation unit 114 presents to the request terminal 30 the office usage status based on the number of work areas used, the number of consecutive stays, the amount of movement, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate, making it comparable for multiple users and a specific user.

[0040] As described above, the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can support behavioral improvement of office users.

[0041] The present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present disclosure.

[0042] For example, the information processing device 100 may calculate the continuous sedentary time for multiple users and a specific user, and display the average continuous sedentary time and the continuous sedentary time of the specific user. Furthermore, the information processing device 100 may notify users whose continuous sedentary time exceeds a certain time. This can be presented as an indicator for improving health and support behavioral improvement.

[0043] In addition, the information processing device 100 may suggest areas to move to and a guideline for movement (try moving (x minutes / x times) more today) for a specific user based on the number of work areas and areas to which movement has occurred.

[0044] As described above, according to the present disclosure, if the introduction of worker location information measurement systems in smart buildings progresses, it will become possible to coordinate the control of equipment such as machinery, robots, and security. Therefore, from the perspective of smart building operation, it can be said that the worker location information measurement system is a technology that should be introduced in smart buildings.

[0045] Furthermore, the fact that this technology can provide a menu of useful services to workers for purposes other than communication support by utilizing a location information measurement system reinforces the significance of introducing a location information measurement system for workers in smart buildings. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1. Information Processing Systems 10 sensors 20 User terminal 30 Request Terminal 100 Information processing device 102 Data storage unit 110 Acquisition Department 112 Calculation section 114 Presentation section

Claims

1. an acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of predetermined work areas in an office, stay information obtained by measuring the locations where a plurality of users who use the office stay over time, and designation of a specific user to be analyzed from among the users; a calculation unit that calculates an average number of used work areas used by the plurality of users during a predetermined time period based on the work area settings and the stay information, and also calculates, for the specific user, a number of used work areas used by the specific user during the predetermined time period; a presentation unit that presents the calculated average number of used work areas and the number of used work areas of the specific user; An information processing device comprising:

2. The calculation unit further calculates, as calculation targets, at least one of the number of continuous stays, which is the number of times that the plurality of users have stayed in any of the work areas for a predetermined period of time or more, the amount of movement obtained from the distance traveled, the amount of interaction obtained from the integrated value when users are in close proximity to each other, and the space utilization rate calculated from the utilization area ratio, The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the presentation unit presents the number of consecutive stays, the amount of movement, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate for the plurality of users and the specific user in a comparable manner.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein the presentation unit visualizes the number of work areas in use, the amount of movement, the amount of interaction, and the space utilization rate by drawing them on a map showing the space of the office.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the work area is set as a plurality of areas obtained by dividing an office space by boundaries on a plane according to the type of space, as specified by an administrator.

5. Acquires a plurality of predetermined work areas in an office, stay information obtained by measuring the locations where a plurality of users who use the office stay over time, and designation of a specific user to be analyzed from among the users; calculate an average number of used work areas used by the plurality of users during a predetermined time based on the work area settings and the stay information, and calculate, for the specific user, a number of used work areas by the specific user, which is the work areas used by the specific user during the predetermined time; presenting the calculated average number of used work areas and the number of used work areas of the specific user; A program that causes a computer to perform a process.

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