Management server, measurement terminal, and computer program
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHARP KK
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-05
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a management server, a measurement terminal, and a computer program.
Background Art
[0002] For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2020-046962 (hereinafter, Patent Document 1) discloses a measurement system that measures biometric information of a subject using a measurement terminal, transmits the measurement result to a management server, and manages it in association with the subject as data of the subject.
Prior Art Documents
Patent Documents
[0003]
Patent Document 1
Summary of the Invention
[0004] Such a measurement terminal is used, for example, in facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and sports gyms for the health management of facility users. In that case, for example, there may be a predetermined period, such as one day or a morning time zone, during which the users to be measured by the measurement terminal are determined in advance. On the other hand, some measurers may not be able to grasp all the users. Therefore, a management server, a measurement terminal, and a computer program that allow an operator or the like to easily grasp the users scheduled for measurement are desired.
[0005] According to an embodiment, the management server is a management server for a measurement terminal that measures biometric information of a user, and includes a memory and a control unit. The memory stores one or more measurement subjects at the measurement terminal, and the control unit transmits identification information of the measurement subject to the measurement terminal, determines whether the user is included in the measurement subject, and when the biometric information of the user determined to be included in the measurement subject is measured by the measurement terminal, notifies the measurement terminal that the measurement subject who is the user has been measured.
[0006] According to one embodiment, the measurement terminal is a measurement terminal for measuring a user's biometric information, and comprises a control unit, a communication unit for communicating with a management server, and a display unit. The control unit transmits the user's authentication information to the management server, measures the user's biometric information, and transmits the measurement results to the management server. The control unit further receives identification information of one or more measurement subjects from the management server, and if the user is included among the measurement subjects, it distinguishes between the measurement subject who is the user and the other measurement subjects and displays them on the display unit.
[0007] According to one embodiment, the computer program is a computer program that causes a computer to function as a management server for a measurement terminal that measures a user's biometric information, the computer has memory that stores the information of one or more measurement subjects at the measurement terminal, the computer program transmits the identification information of the measurement subjects to the measurement terminal, determines whether or not the user is included in the measurement subjects, and when the biometric information of a user who is determined to be included in the measurement subjects is measured by the measurement terminal, the computer is instructed to notify the measurement terminal that the measurement subject, who is the user, has been measured.
[0008] According to one embodiment, the computer program is a computer program that causes a computer to function as a measurement terminal for measuring a user's biometric information, causing the computer to transmit the user's authentication information to a management server, measure the user's biometric information, and transmit the measurement results to the management server, and further causes the computer to receive identification information of one or more measurement subjects from the management server, and if the user is included among the measurement subjects, to distinguish between the measurement subject who is the user and the other measurement subjects and display them on the display unit of the measurement terminal.
[0009] Further details will be described in the embodiments below. [Brief explanation of the drawing]
[0010] [Figure 1] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the management system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the management server included in the management system shown in Figure 1. [Figure 3] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the measurement terminals included in the management system shown in Figure 1. [Figure 4] Figure 4 shows an example of the flow of biometric information measurement in a management system. [Figure 5] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at a measurement terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] Figure 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at a measurement terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] Figure 7 shows an example of the screen of the measurement terminal in step S113 of Figure 5. [Figure 8] Figure 8 shows an example of the screen of the measurement terminal in step S127 of Figure 6. [Figure 9] Figure 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at a measurement terminal according to the second embodiment. [Figure 10] Figure 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing at a measurement terminal according to the second embodiment. [Modes for carrying out the invention]
[0011] <1. Overview of the management server, measurement terminal, and computer program> (1) The management server according to the embodiment is a management server for a measurement terminal that measures the biometric information of users, and comprises a memory and a control unit. The memory stores the information of one or more measurement subjects at the measurement terminal, and the control unit transmits the identification information of the measurement subjects to the measurement terminal, determines whether or not the user is included in the measurement subjects, and when the biometric information of a user who has been determined to be included in the measurement subjects is measured by the measurement terminal, the control unit notifies the measurement terminal that the measurement subject, who is the user, has been measured.
[0012] When the identification information of the person being measured is transmitted to the measurement terminal, the measurement terminal can display the identification information of the person being measured on its display. When the measurement terminal is notified that the user (the person being measured) has been measured, the measurement terminal can distinguish between people who have been measured and those who have not yet been measured. Therefore, operators of the measurement terminal can easily identify the people being measured.
[0013] (2) The management server of (1) has memory that stores the measurement target in association with the operator of the measurement terminal, and when the control unit receives a login from the operator of the measurement terminal, it reads the measurement target stored in association with the logged-in operator from the memory and sends it to the measurement terminal. As a result, the measurement terminal can display the identification information of the measurement target associated with the logged-in operator.
[0014] (3) The management server of (1) and (2), preferably the control unit, transmits the identification information of the measurement subjects, excluding those who have already been measured, to the measurement terminal if there are multiple measurement subjects. This allows the measurement terminal to display the identification information of the measurement subjects who have not yet been measured.
[0015] (4) The measurement terminal according to the embodiment is a measurement terminal for measuring the user's biometric information, and comprises a control unit, a communication unit for communicating with a management server, and a display unit. The control unit transmits the user's authentication information to the management server, measures the user's biometric information, and transmits the measurement results to the management server. The control unit further receives identification information of one or more measurement subjects from the management server, and if the user is included among the measurement subjects, it distinguishes between the measurement subject who is the user and the other measurement subjects and displays them on the display unit. As a result, the operator of the measurement terminal can identify the measurement subjects by the display of the measurement terminal, and can distinguish between measurement subjects who have already been measured and other measurement subjects.
[0016] (5) The measurement terminal of (4), preferably, when the control unit is notified by the management server that the user is included in the measurement target and has been measured, the control unit distinguishes the user who is the measurement target from other measurement targets and causes the display unit to display them. Thereby, in the measurement terminal, when measuring the user, it is possible to distinguish and grasp the user who is the measured measurement target from other measurement targets.
[0017] (6) The measurement terminal of (4)(5), preferably, the control unit causes the display unit to display the identification information of the measurement target received from the management server, and when transmitting the measurement result to the management server, excludes the identification information of the user from the identification information of the measurement target displayed on the display unit. Thereby, in the measurement terminal, the identification information of the unmeasured measurement targets among the measurement targets is displayed, and an operator or the like can grasp the unmeasured measurement targets based on the display of the measurement terminal.
[0018] (7) The measurement terminal of (4)~(6), preferably, the measurement target is associated with the operator of the measurement terminal, and when the control unit receives a login from the operator, the control unit causes the display unit to display the identification information of the measurement targets associated with the operator among the measurement targets received from the management server. Thereby, the operator who has performed a login operation on the measurement terminal can grasp the measurement targets associated with himself / herself based on the display of the measurement terminal.
[0019] (8) The measurement terminal of (4)~(7), preferably, the control unit further stores the identification information of the measurement targets received from the management server in the memory, and deletes the identification information stored in the memory at the end of the measurement. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the identification information of the measurement targets from remaining in the memory of the measurement terminal after the measurement ends.
[0020] (9) The computer program according to the embodiment is a computer program that causes a computer to function as a management server for a measurement terminal that measures biometric information of a user. The computer has a memory that stores one or more measurement subjects at the measurement terminal. The computer program causes the computer to transmit identification information of the measurement subject to the measurement terminal, and when biometric information of the user determined to be included in the measurement subject is measured by the measurement terminal, notify the measurement terminal that the measurement subject who is the user has been measured. By causing the computer to function as a management server and transmitting the identification information of the measurement subject to the measurement terminal, the measurement terminal can display the identification information of the measurement subject on the display unit. When the measurement terminal is notified that the measurement subject who is the user has been measured, the measurement terminal can display the measured measurement subjects and the unmeasured measurement subjects separately. Therefore, an operator of the measurement terminal or the like can easily grasp the measurement subjects.
[0021] (10) The computer program according to the embodiment is a computer program that causes a computer to function as a measurement terminal that measures biometric information of a user. The computer program causes the computer to transmit authentication information of the user to the management server, measure the biometric information of the user, and transmit the measurement result to the management server. Further, the computer is caused to receive identification information of one or more measurement subjects from the management server, and when the user is included in the measurement subjects, cause the computer to display the measurement subject who is the user and other measurement subjects separately on the display unit of the measurement terminal. By causing the computer to function as a measurement terminal and displaying the identification information of the measurement subject received from the management server on the display unit of the measurement terminal, an operator of the measurement terminal or the like can grasp the measurement subjects from the display of the measurement terminal. Also, by causing the computer to function as a measurement terminal and displaying the measured measurement subjects and other measurement subjects separately on the display unit of the measurement terminal, an operator of the measurement terminal or the like can distinguish and grasp the measured measurement subjects and other measurement subjects separately.
[0022] <2. Examples of Management Server, Measurement Terminal, and Computer Program> [First Embodiment] (Overview of the management system) Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the management system 100 according to an embodiment. Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the management server 1 included in the management system 100. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the measurement terminal 3 included in the management system 100. The management system 100 is a management system for biological information obtained using the measurement terminal 3. The management system 100 is installed in facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, and sports gyms.
[0023] The management system 100 has a management server 1 for managing the biometric information of persons registered as users of the management system 100 (hereinafter referred to as registered users). The management server 1 acquires the biometric information of registered users from the measurement terminal 3 and stores it in the data storage unit 13.
[0024] To prevent the management server 1 from mistakenly managing each user's biometric information as another user's data, it obtains the user's authentication information from the measurement terminal 3 and identifies the user before storing the biometric information in the data storage unit 13. If it is confirmed that the identified user is a registered user, the management server 1 stores that user's biometric information in the data storage unit 13, associating it with the registered user's user information.
[0025] The user information registered on management server 1 includes a record for each registered user. Each record includes fields such as user identification information (hereinafter referred to as user ID), authentication information, name, gender, date of birth, and biometric information or estimated biometric information as described below. The user ID is automatically assigned by management server 1 as a unique ID for each user when a new user is registered in management system 100.
[0026] Authentication information is used to distinguish and identify a user from other users. Identifying a registered user only needs to be sufficient to distinguish them from other registered users. One example of authentication information is information obtained from the user's body. Obtaining identification information from the registered user's body may mean obtaining the identification information non-contactually from the registered user's body, or obtaining the identification information by contacting the registered user's body. Authentication information may include facial images, palm prints, fingerprints, iris scans, vein patterns, etc., and in the following explanation, we will use facial images obtained from images of registered users. Therefore, in the following explanation, for each registered user, the management server 1 registers the registered user's facial image as authentication information, and the management server 1 identifies the user by performing facial authentication.
[0027] The measurement terminal 3 is equipped with a camera 35 and a temperature sensor 36 as examples of sensors for sensing the user 300. The camera 35 continuously captures images of the user 300's face or records a video, and the captured images are sent to the management server 1 as face images for user authentication.
[0028] The measurement terminal 3 obtains biometric information from the user 300 using a temperature sensor 36 and transmits the measurement results based on the biometric information to the management server 1. Alternatively, the measurement terminal 3 may obtain biometric information from a captured facial image of the user 300.
[0029] Camera 35 and temperature sensor 36 are examples of sensors that sense the user 300. The sensors may sense the user 300 without contact or by contact.
[0030] "Biological information" refers to information obtained from the user's body and includes information representing a person's life activities. Information representing a person's life activities includes information representing the state of the body and information representing the load on the body. Information representing life activities could be, for example, information representing the temperature of user 300. Information representing life activities could also include information representing the state of user 300's blood vessels, which quantifies the load on the blood vessels, and information related to the user's heart rate, which quantifies the speed of blood flow from the heart, etc.
[0031] The biological information obtained by the measurement terminal 3 is transmitted to the management server 1 as the measurement result from the measurement terminal 3 and stored in the data storage unit 13. The measurement result may be a measured value obtained by sensing the user 300 with the sensor of the measurement terminal 3, an estimated value estimated from the measured value, or both the measured value and the estimated value.
[0032] In this context, "estimation" refers to obtaining biological information by processing measurements taken by the measurement terminal 3. For example, using known techniques, the user's temperature information can be estimated from the surface temperature of the user 300 measured by the temperature sensor 36. Alternatively, using known techniques, information such as the load on the user's blood vessels or the velocity of blood flow from the heart can be estimated by analyzing images captured by the camera 35 and performing statistical processing.
[0033] (Management server configuration) Management Server 1 consists of a computer, or a single computer and its peripheral devices. Alternatively, Management Server 1 may be implemented through the collaboration of multiple computers. Management Server 1 includes a control unit 11, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory 12, such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) or RAM (Random Access Memory), and a communication unit 14, such as a communication module for communicating with other devices (Figure 2). Memory 12 stores the program 121 executed by the control unit 11.
[0034] Furthermore, the management server 1 has a data storage unit 13. The data storage unit 13 is, for example, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The data storage unit 13 includes a user information storage unit 131 for storing the above-mentioned user information, and a measurement result storage unit 132 for storing measurement results in association with the user information.
[0035] The data storage unit 13 further includes an operator information storage unit 133 for storing information for authenticating the operator who operates the measurement terminal 3 to measure the user 300, such as a facial image, and a target information storage unit 134 for storing target information, which is information that identifies the user (hereinafter referred to as the measurement target) who is scheduled to be measured within a predetermined period.
[0036] Subject information refers to information that identifies the individuals scheduled to be measured within a specified period. For example, it could be information that identifies the individuals to be measured on a daily basis. Subject information may also be information that identifies individuals for shorter periods than a day, such as by day of the week or by time of day (e.g., morning, afternoon).
[0037] One example of information that identifies the person being measured is the user ID of the person being measured. Other examples of information that identify the person being measured may include the person's facial image, name, name and age, name and gender, or a combination of these.
[0038] As another example, the target information may be represented by a field within each registered user's record included in the user information that stores whether or not the person is a target subject for measurement. In this case, the target information is the value of that field (1 or 0).
[0039] As an example, the management server 1 receives the designation of registered users to be measured from an input unit (not shown) and stores the user ID of the designated registered user as subject information in the subject information storage unit 134. In this case, as an example, the management server 1 may display a list of registered users on a display unit (not shown) and receive instructions to designate each registered user as a subject for measurement. As another example, the management server 1 may receive the designation of registered users to be measured from the measurement terminal 3.
[0040] The control unit 11 identifies the user information of user 300 by comparing the face image of user 300 received from the measurement terminal 3 with the face image stored as authentication information in the user information storage unit 131, in accordance with the program 121. The control unit 11 stores the measurement results of user 300 received from the measurement terminal 3 in the measurement result storage unit 132, associating them with the identified user information.
[0041] The control unit 11, in accordance with program 121, transmits information to the measurement terminal 3 for displaying the subject on the measurement terminal 3, based on the subject information stored in the subject information storage unit 134. One example of the information for displaying the subject on the measurement terminal 3 is the subject's facial image. In this case, the control unit 11 reads the subject's user ID from the subject information and transmits the facial image included in the corresponding user information to the measurement terminal 3 along with the user ID. Other examples of the information for displaying the subject on the measurement terminal 3 may include the subject's name, name and age, name and gender, combinations thereof, combinations of these with a facial image and user ID, etc.
[0042] As an example, the control unit 11 transmits the facial image of the person being measured to the measurement terminal 3 at a timing corresponding to the signal from the measurement terminal 3. The timing corresponding to the signal from the measurement terminal 3 is, for example, the timing when the management server 1 receives a request from the measurement terminal 3.
[0043] The control unit 11 further determines whether or not user 300 is a person to be measured. For example, when facial recognition is performed on user 300, the control unit 11 further determines whether or not user 300 is a person to be measured using the identified user ID of user 300. If user 300 is a person to be measured, the control unit 11 receives the biometric information of user 300 from the measurement terminal 3 and then notifies the measurement terminal 3 that user 300, who is a person to be measured, has been measured. At this time, the control unit 11 transmits the user ID of user 300, who is a person to be measured, to the measurement terminal 3.
[0044] (Configuration of the measurement terminal) The measurement terminal 3 is, for example, a terminal device held in the hand of the person taking the measurement (the operator of the measurement terminal 3) and used with its sensing range directed towards the user 300. The measurement terminal 3 has a camera 35, a temperature sensor 36, and a touch panel 34 as an example of a display and input device (Figure 3). The measurement terminal 3 may also have a microphone 37 and a speaker 38.
[0045] The measurement terminal 3 is connected to a touch panel 34, a camera 35, a temperature sensor 36, a microphone 37, and a speaker 38, and includes a control unit 31, such as a CPU, which controls them, a memory 32, such as ROM or RAM, and a communication unit 33, such as a communication module, which communicates with other devices.
[0046] Memory 32 stores the program 321 that is executed by the control unit 31. The control unit 31 executes the program 321 according to operations on the touch panel 34, etc., and causes the camera 35 and temperature sensor 36 to perform measurement operations.
[0047] The control unit 31 transmits the facial image of the user 300 captured by the camera 35 to the management server 1, in accordance with the program 321. The control unit 31 also estimates vascular information and heart rate information from the facial image of the user 300, and estimates temperature information from the surface temperature of the user 300, and transmits these as biological information measurement results to the management server 1, in accordance with the program 321.
[0048] The measurement terminal 3 receives information (e.g., facial images) from the management server 1 to display the measurement subjects on the measurement terminal 3. For example, the control unit 31 makes a request to the management server 1, and at the timing of the request, receives the facial images of the measurement subjects for the day along with the user ID from the management server 1. As an example, the control unit 31 requests the facial images of the measurement subjects from the management server 1 when the operator logs into the measurement terminal 3 and authentication by the management server 1 is successful. As another example, the control unit 31 may make a request when the measurement application is started, when wireless communication such as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is established, or at a predetermined time. The measurement terminal 3 stores the received facial images of the measurement subjects for the day, along with the user ID, in memory 32.
[0049] The control unit 31 displays the facial images of the subjects being measured on the touch panel 34 according to the program 321. This allows the operator to keep track of the subjects being measured each day by looking at the display on the touch panel 34.
[0050] The control unit 31 further distinguishes between measured and unmeasured subjects and displays them on the touch panel 34 according to the program 321. For example, when the control unit 31 is notified by the management server 1 that user 300 is a subject and has been measured, it removes user 300's face image from the face images of the subjects measured for the day displayed on the touch panel 34. This allows the operator to identify subjects who are measured for the day but have not yet been measured, based on the display on the touch panel 34.
[0051] (Processing in the management system) Figure 4 shows an example of the flow of biometric information measurement in the management system 100. First, the operator performs a login operation using the measurement terminal 3 (step S1). One example of the login operation is the process of taking a picture of the operator's face with the camera 35 of the measurement terminal 3 (step S2) and sending the face image to the management server 1 as authentication information (step S3). Another example of the login operation is entering a password.
[0052] The control unit 11 of the management server 1 performs facial authentication using the facial image transmitted from the measurement terminal 3 according to the program 121 (step S4). If the facial image input from the measurement terminal 3 is authenticated as belonging to a pre-registered operator, the authentication result is transmitted to the measurement terminal 3 (step S5).
[0053] When the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 receives the operator's authentication result, it requests the face image of the person being measured from the management server 1 according to program 321 (step S6). The control unit 11 of the management server 1 extracts the person being measured for the requested date from the person information storage unit 134 according to program 121 (step S7), reads the face image of the extracted person being measured from the user information, and sends it to the measurement terminal 3 along with the user ID (step S8). When the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 receives the face image of the person being measured from the management server 1, it stores the face image along with the user ID in the memory 32. The control unit 31 also displays the face image on the touch panel 34 according to program 321 (step S9).
[0054] When the operator performs an operation on the measurement terminal 3 to start measuring the user 300 (step S10), the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3, according to the program 321, causes the camera 35 to perform a shooting operation and transmits the facial image to the management server 1 for user authentication (step S11). The control unit 31 also estimates vascular information and heart rate information from the captured image of the user 300 and estimates temperature information from the measurement result of the temperature sensor 36.
[0055] The control unit 11 of the management server 1 performs facial recognition using the facial image input from the measurement terminal 3 according to the program 121 (step S13). The control unit 11 transmits the result of facial recognition of the user 300 to the measurement terminal 3 (step S14). The control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 transmits the estimated vascular information, heart rate information, and temperature information as measurement results to the management server 1 (step S15). The management server 1 registers the measurement results from the measurement terminal 3 in the measurement result storage unit 132, associating them with the user information of the user 300 (step S16).
[0056] Furthermore, the control unit 11 determines whether or not user 300 is a subject of measurement (step S17). The control unit 11 notifies the measurement terminal 3 that the measurement result has been registered, and if user 300 is a subject of measurement, it notifies the measurement terminal 3 that user 300 is a subject of measurement and that the measurement has been completed (step S18). In step S18, as an example, the user ID of user 300 who has been measured is sent from the management server 1 to the measurement terminal 3.
[0057] When the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 is notified by the management server 1 that the user 300 is a person to be measured and that the measurement has been completed, it updates the display on the touch panel 34 (step S19). Also, when the operator logs out (step S20), the control unit 31 deletes the face image of the person to be measured from the memory 32 (step S21). The processing at the measurement terminal 3 will be explained in detail using the specific examples in Figures 5 and 6.
[0058] Figures 5 and 6 are flowcharts illustrating an example of processing at the measurement terminal 3. First, the measurement terminal 3 accepts the operator's login operation (YES in step S101). The control unit 31 has the camera 35 capture the operator's face (step S103) and sends the face image to the management server 1 (step S105). If face authentication at the management server 1 is unsuccessful (NO in step S107), the control unit 31, for example, does not perform the subsequent processing and repeats the processing from step S101. As a result, the measurement terminal 3 is authorized to operate by the authenticated operator.
[0059] If facial recognition is successful on the management server 1, the management server 1 notifies the operator that facial recognition was successful (YES in step S107). Upon successful facial recognition of the operator, the control unit 31 sends a request for the face image of the person to be measured to the management server 1 (step S109).
[0060] When the control unit 31 receives the facial image of the person to be measured along with the user ID from the management server 1 (YES in step S111), it stores the image in the memory 32 and displays the facial image of the person to be measured on the touch panel 34 (step S113).
[0061] Figure 7 shows an example of the display screen of the measurement terminal 3, and is an example of the display screen in step S113. Screen 341 in Figure 7 has a display 41 of the facial images of the measurement subjects. In the example in Figure 7, screen 341 displays the facial images of three measurement subjects, users A, B, and C. This allows the operator to understand from screen 341 that measurement of users A, B, and C is scheduled. Furthermore, even if the operator does not know the users, in this example, the operator can understand whether or not a user is a measurement subject because their facial image is displayed.
[0062] If there are multiple subjects to be measured, the control unit 11 of the management server 1 may determine the priority order for displaying the subjects and transmit the priority to the measurement terminal 3 as information for displaying the subjects on the measurement terminal 3. For example, the control unit 11 may read the measurement result history of users A, B, and C from the measurement result storage unit 132 and display the facial images of users A, B, and C in order of earliest measurement time, for example, over the previous day or multiple days. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may read the measurement result history of users A, B, and C from the measurement result storage unit 132 and display the facial images of users A, B, and C in order of longest measurement interval, such as the elapsed time since the most recent measurement. Alternatively, the control unit 11 may read the measurement result history of users A, B, and C from the measurement result storage unit 132 and display the facial images of users A, B, and C in order of deviation from normal values or from normal values. For example, the control unit 11 may use information such as the location of each user's room, bed, or machine, the area where they are located (e.g., floor), or the location of a terminal device (not shown) carried by the user, to display the facial images of users A, B, and C in order of proximity to the location where the measurement terminal 3 will be used, based on pre-stored information. This ensures that users who are likely to be measured earlier are displayed first. The display priority may also be determined by the display order, display color, display size, presence or absence of highlighting such as a border, or combinations thereof.
[0063] When the operator requests that user A be measured (YES in step S115), the control unit 31 instructs the camera 35 to take a picture (step S117) and sends the obtained face image to the management server 1 (step S119). The management server 1 uses the face image to perform user authentication and sends the authentication result. If face authentication at the management server 1 is unsuccessful (NO in step S121), the control unit 31, for example, does not perform the subsequent processing and returns to step S115. As a result, if the user is not a registered user, the measurement result is not sent from the measurement terminal 3 to the management server 1 and is not registered with the management server 1.
[0064] If facial recognition is successful on the management server 1, the management server 1 notifies the management server 1 of the success of facial recognition for user A (YES in step S121). Upon receiving this notification, the control unit 31 sends the measurement results to the management server (step S123). As a result, the measurement results of the registered user are stored in the management server 1 in association with the user information.
[0065] When the management server 1 receives the user ID of user A as notification that user A is a subject to measurement and that the measurement has been completed (YES in step S125), the control unit 31 distinguishes between user A, who is a subject to measurement that has been measured, and users B and C, who are subjects to measurement that have not yet been measured, and displays them on the touch panel 34. As a result, the display on the touch panel 34 is updated (step S127).
[0066] Figure 8 shows an example of the display screen of the measurement terminal 3, and is an example of the display screen in step S127. The display of the touch panel 34 is updated from screen 341 in Figure 7 to screen 342 in Figure 8. Screen 342 in Figure 8 has a display 41 of the face image of the person being measured. In step S127, the control unit 31, as an example, deletes user A, who corresponds to the user ID for which measurement has been notified, from the face images of the three people A, B, and C who were displayed as people being measured on screen 341. Screen 342 displays the face images of two people, B and C, who are people being measured but have not yet been measured. As a result, the operator can understand from screen 342 that users B and C are people being measured but have not yet been measured.
[0067] In step S127, the control unit 31 may, as an alternative example, display an image such as "Completed," or display the measurement result, or display the measurement time, near or overlaid on the face image of user A, who has been notified that the measurement has been completed, among the users A, B, and C who are the subjects of measurement displayed on the touch panel 34, in order to distinguish it from the face images of users B and C who have not been measured. Alternatively, the control unit 31 may, as another alternative example, gray out the face image of user A who has been notified that the measurement has been completed, make its display size smaller than that of users B and C, or move it to a different area or screen from that of users B and C, in order to display it in a different manner from the face images of users B and C who have not been measured.
[0068] The control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 performs the operations from step S117 onward each time a measurement operation is performed on the measurement terminal 3 (YES in step S115). As a result, each time a person to be measured is measured, the face image of the person who has already been measured is removed from the display of the face images of the person to be measured on the touch panel 34. Therefore, the operator can keep track of the people who have not yet been measured in real time by looking at the display on the measurement terminal 3.
[0069] The control unit 31 deletes the subject's face image from memory 32 at least when the measurement is completed (step S131). The end of the measurement is, for example, the timing when the operator requests a logout (YES in step S129). Other examples of the end of the measurement may include a predetermined end time, the termination of the measurement application, or when the power of the touch panel 34 is turned off. Another example is when the control unit 31 deletes the subject's face image from memory 32 each time it is notified by the management server 1 that the subject has been measured. This prevents personal information such as the subject's face image from remaining on the measurement terminal 3 after the measurement is completed.
[0070] [Second Embodiment] In the subject information, the measurement subject may be associated with one or more operators. Figures 9 and 10 are flowcharts showing an example of processing at the measurement terminal 3 according to the second embodiment. The processing in Figures 9 and 10 differs from the processing in Figures 5 and 6 in that steps S201 and S203 are replaced with steps S109 and S111, step S113A is replaced with step S113, and steps S205 and S207 are also included.
[0071] In the second embodiment, the facial image of the person being measured is transmitted from the management server 1 to the measurement terminal 3 along with the user ID at a predetermined timing, such as a specific time. Alternatively, the measurement terminal 3 may request the management server 1 to transmit the facial image of the person being measured at a predetermined timing, such as when the power is turned on. At this time, the facial image of the person being measured is further transmitted to the measurement terminal 3 along with information identifying the operator associated with that person. The measurement terminal 3 according to the second embodiment receives the facial image of the person being measured and the information identifying the operator associated with that person from the management server 1 at the predetermined timing, and the control unit 31 stores them in the memory 32 (step S201).
[0072] In the second embodiment, when the control unit 31 receives notification from the management server 1 that the operator's facial authentication has been successful (YES in step S107), in step S201, it extracts the facial image of the measurement subject associated with the logged-in operator from the facial images of the measurement subject stored in the memory 32 (step S203), and displays the extracted facial image on the touch panel 34 (step S113A). This allows the operator to identify the measurement subject associated with them on the screen of the touch panel 34.
[0073] As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the touch panel 34 screen may include a button 42 to instruct the operator to change (switch) the operator. When button 42 is operated, the currently logged-in operator logs out, and the measurement terminal 3 accepts a login operation from a different operator. The control unit 31 accepts the operation of button 42 on the touch panel 34 screen, and when the operator changes (YES in step S205), it extracts the face image of the measurement subject associated with the new operator from the face images of the measurement subjects stored in the memory 32 in step S201 (step S207), and displays the extracted face image on the touch panel 34 (step S113A). As a result, each time the operator changes, the display of the measurement subject's face image on the measurement terminal 3 changes to the face image of the measurement subject associated with the operator. Therefore, by using the measurement terminal 3, the operator can identify the measurement subject associated with them through the screen display of the touch panel 34.
[0074] [Third Embodiment] In the example above, based on a notification from the management server 1, the measurement terminal 3 removes the facial images of subjects who have already been measured from the facial images of subjects on the touch panel 34. However, in another example, the management server 1 may remove the facial images of subjects who have already been measured. In this case, when the management server 1 determines that user 300 is a subject to be measured, it sends the facial images of unmeasured subjects, which are obtained by removing the subjects who have already been measured from the subject information stored in the subject information storage unit 134, to the measurement terminal 3. The control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 displays the facial images sent from the management server 1 on the touch panel 34.
[0075] As a result, each time a person is measured, the measurement terminal 3 receives facial images of the unmeasured subjects (excluding those who have already been measured) from the management server 1, and the display on the touch panel 34 changes as these facial images are displayed.
[0076] [Fourth Embodiment] In the above example, the management server 1 determines whether or not user 300 is a subject of measurement, but the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 may also make the determination. In this case, for example, the control unit 31 receives user ID from the management server 1 as a result of user authentication for user 300. The control unit 31 determines whether or not user 300 is a subject of measurement by comparing it with the user ID of the subject of measurement, which is received from the management server 1 and stored in memory 32 along with the face image. If user 300 is a subject of measurement and user 300's biometric information is measured, the control unit 31 may change the display on the touch panel 34 by removing user 300's face image from the face image of the subject of measurement displayed on the touch panel 34. Alternatively, if user 300 is a subject of measurement and the measurement results are sent to the management server 1, or if the control unit 31 is notified that user 300's measurement results have been registered, the control unit 31 may change the display on the touch panel 34.
[0077] [Fifth Embodiment] Another example of distinguishing between measured and unmeasured subjects on the touch panel 34 of the measurement terminal 3 is that the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 may display only the facial images of measured subjects and not those of unmeasured subjects. In this case, the management server 1 transmits the facial images of the measured subjects who are scheduled for measurement and have been measured, stored in the subject information storage unit 134, to the measurement terminal 3. The control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 displays the facial images received from the management server 1 on the touch panel 34.
[0078] As another example, when the control unit 31 of the measurement terminal 3 receives notification from the management server 1 that a user 300 has been measured, it displays the face image of the user 300 that has been notified to be measured on the touch panel 34, from among the face images of the subjects of measurement received from the management server 1 and stored in the memory 32.
[0079] As a result, each time a measurement is performed on a subject, the facial image of that subject is displayed on the touch panel 34 of the measurement terminal 3. This display allows the operator to keep track of the subjects who have been measured on the touch panel 34 screen. Furthermore, if the operator has prior knowledge of the subjects scheduled for measurement, the display of the measured subjects on the touch panel 34 allows them to identify the subjects who have not yet been measured.
[0080] <3. Addendum> The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible. [Explanation of Symbols]
[0081] 1: Management server, 3: Measurement terminal, 11, 31: Control unit, 12, 32: Memory, 34: Touch panel (display unit), 121, 321: Program
Claims
1. A management server for measurement terminals that measure users' biometric information, Memory and It comprises a control unit and, The memory stores the names of one or more subjects being measured at the measurement terminal. The control unit, The identification information of the person being measured is transmitted to the measurement terminal. Determine whether the user is included in the group of people to be measured. When the measurement terminal measures the biometric information of the user who has been determined to be included in the group of people to be measured, the measurement terminal is notified that the user, who is one of the people to be measured, has been measured. Management server.
2. The memory stores the person being measured in association with the operator of the measurement terminal. When the control unit receives a login from the operator of the measurement terminal, it reads the measurement target stored in association with the logged-in operator from the memory and transmits it to the measurement terminal. The management server according to claim 1.
3. If there are multiple subjects to be measured, the control unit transmits the identification information of the subjects to be measured, excluding those who have already been measured, to the measurement terminal. The management server according to claim 1.
4. A measuring terminal for measuring the user's biometric information, Control unit and A communication unit for communicating with the management server, It includes a display unit, The control unit, The authentication information of the user is transmitted to the management server. The system measures the user's biometric information and transmits the measurement results to the management server. The control unit further, The management server receives identification information of one or more measurement subjects. If the user is included among the subjects of measurement, the display unit will distinguish between the user who is a subject of measurement and other subjects of measurement. Measurement terminal.
5. When the control unit receives notification from the management server that the user is included in the group of people to be measured and that the measurement has been completed, it distinguishes between the user who is a person to be measured and the other people to be measured and displays them on the display unit. The measuring terminal according to claim 4.
6. The control unit displays the identification information of the person being measured, received from the management server, on the display unit, and when it transmits the measurement results to the management server, it removes the user's identification information from the identification information of the person being measured displayed on the display unit. The measuring terminal according to claim 4.
7. The person being measured is associated with the operator of the measurement terminal. When the control unit receives a login from the operator, it displays the identification information of the measurement target associated with the operator, which was received from the management server, on the display unit. The measuring terminal according to claim 4.
8. The control unit further stores the identification information of the person being measured, received from the management server, in its memory, and deletes the identification information stored in the memory when the measurement is completed. The measuring terminal according to claim 4.
9. A computer program that makes a computer function as a management server for measurement terminals that measure the user's biometric information, The computer has a memory that stores the names of one or more subjects being measured at the measurement terminal. The identification information of the person being measured is transmitted to the measurement terminal. Determine whether the user is included in the group of people to be measured. When the measurement terminal measures the biometric information of the user who has been determined to be included in the group of people to be measured, the computer is instructed to notify the measurement terminal that the user, who is one of the people to be measured, has been measured. Computer program.
10. A computer program that makes a computer function as a measuring terminal for measuring a user's biometric information, The authentication information of the user is transmitted to the management server. The computer is instructed to measure the user's biometric information and transmit the measurement results to the management server. moreover, The management server receives identification information of one or more measurement subjects. If the user is included among the subjects of measurement, the computer will be instructed to distinguish between the user (the subject of measurement) and other subjects of measurement and display them on the display unit of the measurement terminal. Computer program.