A support system for creating growth records in childcare work

Abstract

To provide a growth record book creation support system, device and program that automatically creates an infant record book or supplementary materials by simply inputting various data recorded by a nursery teacher in the daily work of the infant, reduces the workload of the record book, etc., and creates materials that allow the infant's growth to be easily understood. [Solution] A growth record book creation support system for childcare operations in a childcare facility for multiple infants and young children, which records the growth details of each infant and young child over any period of time, wherein the information processing device 20 comprises a memory means 23 that stores various data obtained during childcare operations recording the infants' lives and behavior, an analysis means 220 that extracts the various data stored in the memory means, performs a predetermined analysis of the infants' lives and behavior recorded in the extracted data, and outputs the results of the analysis, and a record book creation means 221 that uses the analysis results output by the analysis means to create an infant record book or create supplementary materials to assist childcare operations.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a growth record book creation device and program that can automatically create growth record books for infants and young children in childcare and education facilities such as nurseries and kindergartens. [Background technology]

[0002] In various childcare and educational facilities for infants and young children, such as nurseries and kindergartens (hereinafter simply referred to as "nurseries, etc."), it is necessary to create growth records of the daily activities and behaviors of infants and young children in their care and report them to the parents. To support the creation of such growth records, a business system that can reference education or childcare records to support education or childcare operations is known (Patent Document 1). The business support system in Patent Document 1 discloses that a recording unit stores childcare records including multiple progress record items for recording the progress of childcare and multiple levels of achievement of the children for each progress record item, and the childcare records stored in the storage unit are read out and a reference screen displayed in tabular format on a display unit, thereby supporting the creation of a childcare plan. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 5044253 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Incidentally, the childcare business support system disclosed in Patent Document 1 creates childcare plans by displaying a reference screen on the display unit that reads out childcare records including multiple progress record items and the achievement levels of multiple children for each progress record item in a tabular format. As a result, childcare workers are required to read and understand the multiple progress record items displayed on the reference screen and the childcare records including the achievement levels of multiple children for each progress record item, which does not reduce the work time required for document creation and does not lead to a fundamental improvement in work.

[0005] To solve this problem, we provide a growth record book creation support system for childcare operations that analyzes data, including text data and image data, contained in ICT services over a certain period of time and automatically creates growth records for specific children. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve this problem, Book The invention is a growth record book creation support system for childcare services in a childcare facility that provides childcare services as a business of caring for and / or educating multiple infants and toddlers by taking them in from their parents, and records the details of the growth of each infant and toddler over any period of time, a storage means for storing various data recorded on the life and behavior of the infants and young children obtained during the childcare service; an analysis means for extracting the various data stored in the storage means, performing a predetermined analysis on the life and behavior of the infant for a predetermined period recorded in the extracted various data, and automatically outputting the results of the analysis; The system is characterized by being equipped with a record book creation means that uses the analysis results output by the analysis means to automatically create a written record book including a growth record of the infant or to automatically create written auxiliary materials to assist childcare operations, including growth records.

[0007] Also, this The invention In the above configurationIn addition, the record book creation means comprises an evaluation means for evaluating the growth of the infant by using the record book for the predetermined period created by the record book creation means and / or the auxiliary materials to make a predetermined evaluation based on evaluation criteria for predetermined evaluation items including physical growth and mental growth regarding the growth record of the infant recorded in advance in the storage means, and automatically outputting the results of the predetermined evaluation in numerical values ​​and / or text, The evaluation means evaluates the predetermined evaluation as follows: the text of said passage in said register; and / or in the text of said passage of said supplementary material: Checking whether words or sentences corresponding to the evaluation criteria appear or not; and / or checking the frequency of occurrence of said words or said sentences corresponding to said evaluation criteria; The method is characterized by carrying out the following.

[0008] Also, this The invention In the above configuration In addition, the record book creation means comprises a comparison means for extracting words and images suitable for comparison in the childcare work from the record book created in a first period and / or the auxiliary materials created in the first period and the record book created in a second period and / or the auxiliary materials created in the second period by the record book creation means, performing the predetermined analysis on the extracted words and images, and making a predetermined comparison on the results of the predetermined analysis, thereby comparing the growth process of the specific infant or toddler in the first period and the second period; The comparison means performs the predetermined comparison as follows: the results of the predetermined analysis for the particular infant in the record book and / or the supporting materials created during the first period; The method is characterized in that a comparison is made with the results of the predetermined analysis for the specific infant in the record book and / or the supplementary materials created during the second period.

[0009] Also, this The invention In the above configurationIn addition, the analysis means is characterized by including a classification means that extracts the various types of data based on predetermined classification criteria and classifies the extracted various types of data into images or texts suitable for performing the predetermined analysis.

[0010] Also, this The invention In the above configuration In addition, the analysis means is characterized by being provided with a data extraction means for extracting, from the plurality of various data, various data suitable for creating the record book and / or the text of the auxiliary material, based on the results of classification by the classification means.

[0011] Also, this The invention In the above configuration In addition, the various data are characterized by being images taken by multiple childcare workers that record the classes, the lives and behaviors of each infant, and images taken by the multiple childcare workers for each infant during the specified period.

[0012] Also, this The invention In the above configuration In addition, the various data are characterized by being classes created by multiple childcare workers, texts recording the lives and behavior of each infant, and the record books automatically created by the multiple childcare workers for each infant during the specified period, and / or the auxiliary materials.

[0013] Also, this The invention In the above configuration In addition, the image has image data that records the infant's life and behavior, and metadata that includes the date and time of the photo, the photographer, the location of the photo, and the person being photographed, added to the image data, and the analysis means performs the specified analysis using the metadata of the image data that records the infant's life and behavior during the specified period.

[0014] Also, this The invention In the above configurationIn addition, the text includes text data in which the life and behavior of each infant is recorded, and metadata including the creation date and time, creator, and data name added to the text data, and the analysis means performs the specified analysis using the metadata of the text data in which the life and behavior of the infant for the specified period is recorded.

[0015] Also, this The invention In the above configuration In addition, the analysis means has an image recognition means for recognizing the behavior of the specific infant contained in the image, and the record creation means is characterized in that it automatically creates the record in text form or automatically creates the auxiliary materials in text form using information on the life and behavior of the specific infant during the specified period recognized by the image recognition means.

[0016] Any combination of the above components, and any transformation of the present invention into a method, device, system, computer program, data structure, storage medium, etc., are also valid aspects of the present invention. [Effects of the Invention]

[0017] According to the present invention, by simply inputting text and images of the daily lives and behavior of infants into terminal devices owned by multiple users, such as childcare workers, it is possible to automatically create a record book containing an infant growth record or supplementary materials to assist childcare work, including growth records. This not only reduces the workload of childcare workers by eliminating the need to search for and compile documents to create a record book, but also provides materials that allow easy understanding of infant growth. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a growth record book creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2]1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of an information processing device that constitutes a growth record book creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the functional configuration of a terminal device that constitutes a growth record book creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a display of various data recorded on the life and behavior of infants during daily work, which is input into a growth record book creation support system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 5] 1 is a diagram showing an example of a display of various data recorded on the life and behavior of infants during daily work, which is input into a growth record book creation support system according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a list of evaluation criteria for the growth level of infants and young children stored in a storage means according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of a growth record book creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of a growth record book creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of a growth record book creation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on a display unit of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] <One embodiment> Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0020] (System Configuration) FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a growth record book creation support system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] As shown in Figure 1, the growth record book creation support system 1 is configured by an information processing device 20, a childcare worker terminal 31, an administrator terminal 32, and a parent terminal 33, which are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a network 10 (such as an IP network).

[0022] Specifically, the growth record book creation support system 1 is a system for automatically creating growth record books for multiple infants and toddlers under the care of a nursery teacher, and auxiliary materials (hereinafter referred to as "record books, etc.") that assist in childcare work, including the growth records of infants and toddlers, and as shown in Fig. 2, the analysis means 220 of the information processing device 20 performs a predetermined analysis using information recording the lives and actions of multiple infants and toddlers under the care of a nursery school, etc., which is created by the nursery school teacher in the course of daily work, and using the results of this analysis, the record book creation means 221 automatically creates a growth record book, etc., which is sent to the parent terminal 33 via the network 10 using the communication means 21 of the information processing device 20. It is also a system in which parents can use the parent terminal 33 to ask questions about the lives and actions of their infants and toddlers in the care of a nursery school, etc.

[0023] As shown in Fig. 1, the information processing device 20 is connected to a childcare worker terminal 31, an administrator terminal 32, and a parent terminal 33 via a network 10. For ease of explanation, Fig. 1 shows one information processing device 20, two childcare worker terminals 31, one administrator terminal 32, and one parent terminal 33, but the system may be configured with any number of each, provided that the number is one or more.

[0024] The information processing device 20 may be any electronic device that has the processing power for arithmetic and processing such as data acquisition, generation, and updating, and may be a server, mainframe, or other electronic device.

[0025] The information processing device 20 may be a processing device whose entire device is controlled by a processor. The processor is connected to storage devices (storage means) such as RAM, ROM, and a hard disk drive, an input / output interface, a communication interface (NIC), etc. via a bus.

[0026] Alternatively, the information processing device 20 may use SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS provided by a cloud server, without providing a separate computer device or separate OS dedicated to the growth record book creation support system. As will be described later, the information processing device 20 may have a function as so-called generative artificial intelligence (AI).

[0027] The childcare worker terminal 31 is a communication terminal with a data communication function that is an electronic device such as a mobile terminal owned by a childcare worker who uses the growth record book creation support system 1. The childcare worker terminal 31 may be, for example, a mobile terminal, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a wearable terminal, a personal computer, or other terminal device. The same applies to the administrator terminal 32 and the parent terminal 33.

[0028] The administrator terminal 32 is a communication terminal with a data communication function that is used by the director or representative of the nursery school, system administrator, or other person who manages and operates the growth record book creation support system 1. Note that the administrator terminal 32 may be the same as at least some of the childcare worker terminals 31.

[0029] The parent terminal 33 is a communication terminal with a data communication function that is used by parents who leave their infants at a nursery school or the like. The parent receives the record book or the like created by the growth record book creation support system 1 through the parent terminal 33. The parent can also communicate to the information processing device 20 images such as text sentences and photographs that can be used to create the record book or the like.

[0030] The network 10 is, for example, an IP network. If the network 10 is an IP network, it may be wireless, wired, or a combination of wireless and wired. For example, in the case of wireless communication, the childcare worker terminal 31, the administrator terminal 32, and the parent terminal 33 may access a wireless LAN access point (not shown) and communicate with the information processing device via a LAN or WAN. Furthermore, the network 10 is not limited to these examples and may be, for example, a public switched telephone network, Bluetooth (registered trademark), an optical fiber line, an ADSL line, a satellite communication network, etc.

[0031] (Configuration of information processing device) Here, the configuration of an information processing device 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the information processing device 20 constituting the growth record book creation support system according to one embodiment.

[0032] As shown in FIG. 2, the information processing device 20 includes a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, and a storage unit .

[0033] This information processing device 20 can be configured to have the function of a generation AI. The following description will focus on the case where the information processing device 20 has the function of a generation AI.

[0034] The control means 22 includes an analysis means 220 and a record book creation means 221 .

[0035] The analysis means 220 includes a classification means 220a, a determination means 220b, and a data extraction means 220c. The log creation means 221 includes a generation means 221a, an evaluation means 221b, and a comparison means 221c.

[0036] Each of the analysis means 220, record creation means 221, classification means 220a, judgment means 220b, data extraction means 220c, generation means 221a, evaluation means 221b, and comparison means 221c (hereinafter simply referred to as "each means") can be configured in a variety of ways based on the various hardware and software provided in the information processing device 20.

[0037] For example, if the information processing device 20 has the function of a generation AI, at least one of the means may be formed by the generation AI of the information processing device 20 based on an AI prompt (hereinafter simply referred to as a "prompt") that prompts the generation AI to output. This prompt is input by the childcare worker using the childcare worker terminal 31, for example, by text or spoken voice.

[0038] The information processing device 20 may also access a network server (not shown) connected to the network 10 and having the function of a generation AI, and use the function of this network server (not shown) to realize at least one function of each means. In this case, the information processing device 20 also causes the network server (not shown) to realize at least one function of each means using a prompt input by the childcare worker into the childcare worker terminal 31.

[0039] In the following description, each of the means will be described as being formed by a prompt input by a childcare worker into the childcare worker terminal 31. However, the configuration of at least one of the means may be formed by a program other than the generation AI, hardware logic, or the like, implemented in the information processing device 20. Furthermore, when at least one of the means is formed by the generation AI, the prompt for formation may be input by an administrator using the administrator terminal 32 or a parent using the parent terminal 33. For example, the information processing device 20 may be embodied in such a way that only the configuration and functions of the logbook creation means 221 are realized by the generation AI.

[0040] The control means 22 of the information processing device 20 shown in FIG. 2 controls various processes required for creating a logbook or the like in the information processing device 20, such as input / output of data and signals, and processing, combining, and deleting data.

[0041] The analysis means 220 is configured to include a classification means 220a, a determination means 220b, and a data extraction means 220c, and has a function of performing a predetermined analysis using various data 4 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) stored in a storage means 23 described later. Note that the analysis means 220 does not necessarily have to include the above-mentioned classification means 220a, determination means 220b, and data extraction means 220c, and at least one of these components may be absent or may include other components.

[0042] In this embodiment, the predetermined analysis performed by the analysis means 220 may be an analysis of the life and behavior of an infant, or of things and events associated therewith, through image recognition or analysis of the meaning of text using various data 4 recorded about the life and behavior of a specific infant, as described below. For example, it may be an analysis of whether a specific infant is present among events when multiple infants are photographed. It may also be an analysis of the situation when a specific infant is photographed, such as in the playground, at a play, or on a field trip. Furthermore, it may be an analysis of the growth of an infant by extracting words preset by the nursery school or the like from text 41 (see FIG. 4 ) that records the life and behavior of infants and is written daily by nursery school teachers for parents. Note that the predetermined analysis is not limited to the above-mentioned analysis.

[0043] The classification means 220a has a function of classifying and aggregating photos and the like from the various data 4 called up from the storage means 23 by the analysis means 220 according to predetermined classification criteria. The classification means 220a transmits the classified and aggregated various data to the data extraction means 220c described below. Note that the classification means 220a may have a function of sequentially constructing the classification means 220a within the information processing device 20 when the childcare worker inputs a prompt such as "Classify photos of XX-chan" from the childcare worker terminal 31 to the information processing device 20 via the network 10, and classifying photos and the like from the storage means 23 according to predetermined classification criteria.

[0044] In this embodiment, the predetermined classification criteria used by the classification unit 220a are used to classify images and texts suitable for data extraction and analysis by the data extraction unit 220c (described later). The classification and aggregation performed by the classification unit 220a refers to grouping multiple pieces of data with the same or similar characteristics. This classification and aggregation is performed to reduce the amount of text and image data to be processed when the generation unit 221a creates a logbook or the like, thereby easing the processing burden. For example, when the classification unit 220a classifies images 42, the classification criteria used include a specific person, facial expression, event, date and time, and whether the image was captured using continuous shooting. The classification unit 220a may also have a function to store text 41 and images 42 (see FIG. 5) in the storage unit 23 in a classified state (e.g., similar text 41 and images 42 are assigned the same classification tag) according to the predetermined classification criteria.

[0045] The determination means 220b has a function of determining whether an image exists among images, text, etc. in the data extracted from the storage means 23. The determination means 220b transmits the determination result to the data extraction means 220c, which will be described later.

[0046] The data extraction means 220c has a function of extracting various data 4 suitable for creating a record book or the like from various data 4 including images 42 classified by the classification means 220a based on the above-described predetermined classification criteria. The data extraction means 220c also includes an image extraction means 2200a for extracting images 42 suitable for creating a record book or the like by a generation means 221a of the record book creation means 221 (described later) from the images 42 classified by the classification means 220a, and a text extraction means 2200b for extracting sentences suitable for creating a growth record book or the like from the text 41 by the record book creation means 221. The data extraction means 220c is sequentially constructed within the information processing device 20 when a nursery teacher issues a prompt to the information processing device 20 via the nursery teacher terminal 31 via the network 10, such as "Extract documents and photos related to a growth record of XX-chan for a predetermined period." The data extraction means 220c may also have a function of extracting documents and photos related to a growth record of XX-chan for a predetermined period from the storage means 23.

[0047] The various data 4 suitable for creating the above-mentioned record book, etc., are, for example, photographs in which the face and hands and feet of an infant are clearly photographed. For example, when a childcare worker photographs multiple infants using a continuous shooting function and the photographs are sorted, the photographs in which the faces of multiple infants are not obscured by other infants correspond to the various data 4 suitable for creating the record book, etc.

[0048] The record book creation means 221 is configured to include a generation means 221a, an evaluation means 221b, and a comparison means 221c, and has a function of automatically creating a record book or the like for a specific infant for a predetermined period of time using the results of analysis by the analysis means 220. Note that the record book creation means 221 does not necessarily have to include the above-mentioned generation means 221a, evaluation means 221b, and comparison means 221c, and at least one of these components may be absent or may include other components.

[0049] The generating means 221a is constructed sequentially within the information processing device 20 when the nursery teacher inputs a prompt such as "Create a growth record book for XX-chan for the period from month to month" from the nursery teacher terminal 31 to the information processing device 20 via the network 10. The generating means 221a has a function of creating a record book for XX-chan for the period from month to month using the results of a predetermined analysis performed by the analyzing means 220.

[0050] The evaluation means 221b is constructed sequentially within the information processing device 20 when the nursery teacher inputs a prompt such as "Evaluate XX-chan's growth rate based on XX-chan's growth record book from month to month and the predetermined evaluation criteria for the growth rate" from the nursery teacher terminal 31 to the information processing device 20 via the network 10. The evaluation means 221b has a function of evaluating XX-chan's growth rate from month to month using XX-chan's record book from month to month automatically created by the generation means 221a and the evaluation criteria for the growth rate of infants and young children recorded in the storage means 23 described below.

[0051] The comparison means 221c is constructed sequentially within the information processing device 20 when the nursery teacher inputs a prompt such as "Compare the growth record book created for XX-chan from month to month with the growth record book created from month to month" from the nursery teacher terminal 31 to the information processing device 20 via the network 10. The comparison means 221c has a function of comparing the growth record book created for XX-chan from month to month with the growth record book created from month to month, using the growth record book for XX-chan from month to month and the growth record book from month to month automatically created by the generation means 221a.

[0052] The storage means 23 stores various programs required for the information processing device 20 to perform calculations and processing, various data 4 (described later), evaluation criteria for making predetermined evaluations of the growth level of the infant based on the infant's life and behavior (described later), and the like, under the control of the control means 22. Specifically, the storage means 23 stores, for example, a main storage device consisting of a ROM and a RAM, an auxiliary storage device consisting of a non-volatile memory, and an HDD (Hard Disc Drive). Drive), SSD (Solid State Drive) It is composed of various recording media such as a hard disk drive, flash memory, etc.

[0053] The communication means 21 has a function of executing data communication with the information processing device 20, the childcare worker terminal 31, the administrator terminal 32, and the parent terminal 33 via the network 10 under the control of the control means 22. The communication may be wired or wireless, and any communication protocol may be used as long as it allows mutual communication. Specifically, the communication means 21 may transmit various data 4 (described later) from the childcare worker terminal 31, the administrator terminal 32, and the parent terminal 33 to the information processing device 20, transmit messages about the daily lives and activities of infants and young children left in their care from the childcare worker terminal 31 and the administrator terminal 32 to the parent terminal 33, transmit messages about infants and young children from the parent terminal 33 to the childcare worker terminal 31 and the administrator terminal 32, and receive these messages from the information processing device 20, the childcare worker terminal 31, the administrator terminal 32, and the parent terminal 33.

[0054] (Configuration of childcare worker terminal 31, administrator terminal 32, and parent terminal 33) Next, the configurations of the childcare worker terminal 31, the administrator terminal 32, and the parent terminal 33 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described using Figure 3. Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the childcare worker terminal 31 that constitutes the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Note that the childcare worker terminal 31, the administrator terminal 32, and the parent terminal 33 are all client terminals of a client-server system and all have the same configuration, but for the sake of simplicity, the following will describe the configuration of the childcare worker terminal 31, and descriptions of the administrator terminal 32 and the parent terminal 33 will be omitted.

[0055] As shown in FIG. 3, each childcare worker terminal 31 includes a communication means 301, a control means 302, an input means 303, and an output means 304.

[0056] The communication means 301 has the same configuration as the communication means 21 of the information processing device 20 described above.

[0057] The control means 302 includes a receiving means 302a and a transmitting means 302b.

[0058] The control means 302 is a processor having a function of controlling each functional means of the childcare worker terminal 31. Specifically, the control means 302 stores various information (information on specific infants, information on the classes to which each infant belongs, etc.) transmitted from the information processing device 20 in the storage means 305, and outputs various information to the output means 304.

[0059] The input means 303 is configured to include an image input means 303a and a text input means 303b. The input means 303 accepts various operations from the childcare worker. For example, the input means 303 may accept various operations from the childcare worker via the display surface of each terminal using a touch panel function. The input means 303 may also accept various operations from buttons provided on each terminal or a keyboard or mouse connected to each terminal. The childcare worker may also accept various operations by voice using voice recognition means provided on each terminal.

[0060] The various operations in this embodiment refer to, for example, operations of inputting images 42 and text 41 that record the life and behavior of infants and young children at a nursery school or the like into the information processing device 20 using the image input means 303a and text input means 303b provided in the input means 303, and operations of giving instructions to the logbook creation means 221 to create a logbook or the like. Note that the various operations in this embodiment are not limited to the operations described above. For example, the various operations may also be operations for communication between nursery teachers and managers.

[0061] The output means 304 is configured to include a display means 304a such as a mobile terminal realized by, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, and is a display device for displaying various information (information about a specific baby, class information, etc.) as images. For example, the display means 304a displays image information such as characters, still images, and videos transmitted from the information processing device 20.

[0062] (Explanation of various data) Next, various data 4 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 4 and 5. This various data is stored in the storage means 23 of the information processing device 20 by a childcare worker via the childcare worker terminal 31. Figures 4 and 5 schematically show the various data 4, which records the life and behavior of infants during daily work and is input into the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, displayed on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31. Note that the configuration for storing the various data 4 in the storage means 23 of the information processing device 20 is not limited to the childcare worker terminal 31. For example, an administrator or a guardian may store the various data 4 in the storage means 23 of the information processing device 20 via the administrator terminal 32 or guardian terminal 33.

[0063] 4 and 5, the various data 4 are text 41 and images 42 that are created by a childcare worker or the like in the course of daily work and record the life and behavior of infants and young children at a nursery school or the like. The text 41 is transmitted from the childcare worker terminal 31 to the information processing device 20 by operating the text input means 303b of the childcare worker terminal 31. The images 42 are transmitted from the childcare worker terminal 31 to the information processing device 20 by operating the image input means 303a of the childcare worker terminal 31.

[0064] The text 41 is composed of text data and metadata 41a associated with the text data. In Fig. 4, the text data constituting the text 41 is displayed as character information on the display means 304a. The metadata 41a is not displayed on the display means 304a, but is shown schematically in Fig. 4 by dotted lines.

[0065] As shown in Figure 4, Text 41 is a record of the daily life and behavior of a specific infant at a nursery school, etc., and includes, for example, "4 / 2 (Tue) Congratulations on entering nursery school. We look forward to working with you. Thank you for attending yesterday's entrance ceremony and today's baby food tasting session. I'm sure you're worried that your baby will become shy around strangers. We'll play with him a lot so that he can quickly get to know our faces. As I held him, he looked around, wondering whether he should cry or not, but then he heard the lively cries of his friends around him and burst into tears... (omitted)" or "4 / 18 (Wed) Today, we spent the day in our room and in the playground. In the playground, he rolled around on a mat, played with the sand, and followed ants he found with his eyes. He was sad to say goodbye and cried, but when we went to the playground, his tears stopped and he enjoyed scooping up sand with a spoon and putting it in a plate. ○○-chan's favorite games at nursery school are, 。 English: "Today, May 1st (Wednesday), we played with soap bubbles on the terrace and spent time in the hallway. When the soap bubbles came in front of her, XX-chan opened her eyes wide and stared intently. We played peek-a-boo with the soap bubble box and XX-chan flashed a beaming smile. When I tried to take a photo while I still could, she flashed another beaming smile.", and "Today, June 27th (Thursday), we opened the pool to the public. Teacher XX-chan talked about using animals to shower and playing with toys. When he brought out toys used for water play, the children were curious about the different toys. ...(omitted)... They liked playing in the water and with the toys and enjoyed it just as much as they did playing in the sand." These are documents used to record and communicate to parents how XX-chan is living and behaving at nursery school, etc. In addition to the teacher in charge, it is also possible to include a statement from the head teacher or someone else summarizing XX-chan's growth for each semester.

[0066] The metadata 41a attached to the text 41 includes the date and time when the text was created, the creator, the data name, etc. However, the metadata 41a is not limited to the above-mentioned metadata 41a. For example, it may also be the subject of the text creation.

[0067] The image 42 shown in Fig. 5 is composed of image data and metadata 42a associated with the image data. In Fig. 5, the image data constituting the image 42 is displayed as image information on the display means 304a. The metadata 42a is not displayed on the display means 304a, but is schematically shown in Fig. 5 by dotted lines.

[0068] As shown in FIG. 5, image 42 is a record of the daily life and activities of a particular infant or toddler at a nursery school or the like. In FIG. 5, as an example, six photographs, each constituting image 42, are displayed on display means 304a. For example, image 42 shows XX-chan sitting and playing in a sandbox with other infants and toddlers (row 1, column 3 in FIG. 5), image 42 shows XX-chan playing indoors with a nursery teacher and other infants and toddlers (row 1, column 1 and column 2 in FIG. 5), and image 42 shows XX-chan listening to a teacher read a book to multiple other children (row 2, column 3 in FIG. 5). Note that image 42 is not limited to the above. For example, it may be a photograph related to an event such as a field trip, or may be a photograph taken by a head teacher other than the teacher in charge.

[0069] The metadata 42a attached to the image data includes the date and time the photo was taken, the photographer, the location, the subject of the photo, etc. However, the metadata is not limited to the above. For example, it may be the name of an event such as an excursion.

[0070] The childcare worker stores the text 41 and image 42 (including the associated metadata 41a, 42a) in the storage means 305 of the information processing device 20 using the text input means 303b and image input means 303a of the childcare worker terminal 31.

[0071] (List of evaluation criteria for infant and toddler development) Next, a list showing evaluation criteria 221d for the growth degree of infants and young children stored in storage means 23 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a list showing evaluation criteria 221d for the growth degree of infants and young children stored in storage means 23 according to one embodiment of the present invention. These evaluation criteria 221d are used by evaluation means 221b of information processing device 20 as information that serves as a standard for evaluating the presence or absence of physical growth and mental growth of infants and young children, and the degree of such growth.

[0072] As shown in Figure 6, the list showing the evaluation criteria 221d for the degree of growth of infants and young children is in the form of a table with three columns and 11 rows. The first column 221d1 contains the following items, which are listed in Chapter 1, Section 4 (2) of the Nursery School Guidelines revised by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in April 2018, as the desired developmental state by the end of infancy: "healthy mind and body," "independence," "cooperativeness," "emerging morality and awareness of norms," ​​"interaction with social life," "emerging ability to think," "interaction with nature and respect for life," "interest in and sense for numbers, shapes, signs and letters," "communication through words," and "rich sensitivity and expression."

[0073] The second column 221d2 contains activities related to any of the items in the first column 221d1. For example, activities related to healthy minds and bodies may include "playing in the playground, preparing for the sports day, and safety training when swimming in the pool or playing in water."

[0074] The third column 221d3 contains items that analyze the impact that the above-mentioned related activities have on the growth of infants and young children. For example, the impact of activities related to the healthy mind and body category on the growth of infants and young children is analyzed as "contributing to improving physical strength, developing motor skills, and nurturing healthy minds and bodies." Note that the activities related to each category of the 10 forms of childcare are not limited to those shown in Figure 6. For example, activities related to interacting with nature and respect for life may include interacting with animals such as rabbits, and similarly, actions related to other categories are not limited.

[0075] This evaluation criterion 221d is used to create the material shown in Fig. 11, which will be described later. Specifically, the evaluation means 221b checks whether words or sentences of the items written in each row of the third column 221d3 of the evaluation criterion 221d appear in the text 41 written about the infant or toddler for whom a record book or the like is being created, and how many of those words or sentences appear.

[0076] Similarly, the evaluation means 221b performs image recognition (person recognition, action recognition, scene recognition, behavior recognition, etc.) on images 42 that show infants, and checks whether the extracted information on the infant's daily life and behavior corresponds to the items written in each row of the third column 221d3 of the evaluation criteria 221d, and how many times the information corresponds to those items, etc. Based on the results of the above-mentioned check, the evaluation means 221b assigns a score to each item in each row of the third column 221d3 of the evaluation criteria 221d, and creates a document to be recorded in a record book, etc. How to use this evaluation criterion 221d will be explained in the second operational example below.

[0077] (Processing Procedure) Below, examples of typical processing procedures of the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention are shown as (Operation Example 1) to (Operation Example 3). In one embodiment of the present invention, input of text 41 and images 42 for creating a record book or the like, and input of commands to the information processing device 20 can be input by a childcare worker to a childcare worker terminal 31, by an administrator to an administrator terminal 32, or by a parent to a parent terminal 33.

[0078] However, in the following description, for the sake of simplicity, the entity that inputs the text 41 and image 42 will be referred to as a "childcare worker, etc.", and the configuration in which this input is performed will be referred to as a "childcare worker terminal 31."

[0079] (Example 1) An example of the operation of the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described below. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation from inputting various data 4 for a specific infant or toddler for a predetermined period from the nursery teacher terminal 31 to creating a record book, etc., in the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0080] As shown in Figure 7, childcare workers input text 41 and images 42 that record the lives and behavior of infants and young children at daycare centers, etc., which they create as part of their daily work, into the input means 303 of their own childcare worker terminals 31 or administrator terminals 32 (S1).

[0081] When a childcare worker or the like inputs various data 4 such as text 41 and images 42, the input means 303 provided in each terminal stores the data in the storage means 23 of the information processing device 20 via the network 10 (S2).

[0082] Next, the input means 303 instructs the control means 22 to "create a growth record book for a specific baby for a predetermined period" input by a nursery teacher or the like (S3).

[0083] Based on this instruction, the analysis means 220 calls up from the storage means 23 the various data 4 that have been classified and aggregated by the classification means 220a (S4).

[0084] Next, the determination means 220b of the analysis means 220 determines whether the image 42 exists in the various data 4 called from the storage means 23 by the analysis means 220 (S5).

[0085] If it is determined that the image 42 does not exist (S5NO), the determination result is sent to the text extraction means 2200b, and the generation means 221a of the record book creation means 221 described later extracts sentences suitable for creating a growth record book from the classified text 41, performs a predetermined analysis, and outputs the analysis data (S6).

[0086] If it is determined that image 42 exists (S5 YES), determination means 220b transmits the result of determination that image data is included in the analysis target to classification means 220a, and classification means 220a classifies and aggregates images 42 of specific infants and toddlers according to predetermined classification criteria using information in metadata 42a of image 42, a known image recognition system such as that described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-551, or a known image recognition technology (S7). Next, the classification means 220a sends the classified images 42 to the image extraction means 2200a of the data extraction means 220c, and the image extraction means 2200a extracts images 42 suitable for creating a record book, etc., from the classified images 42, and the generation means 221a of the record book creation means 221, which will be described later, performs a predetermined analysis and outputs the analysis data (S8).

[0087] After it is determined that image 42 is included and the analysis data is output, the determination means 220b is made to determine whether text 41 is included in the analysis target (S9).

[0088] If it is determined that the text 41 is not included, the output analysis data is sent to the generating means 221a of the record book creating means 221 (S9NO).

[0089] If it is determined that text 41 is included, the same processing as in S6 is performed, and the generation means 221a extracts and analyzes the image 42 and text 41 suitable for creating a logbook, etc., and sends the analysis data to the generation means 221a of the logbook creation means 221 (S9YES).

[0090] Next, the generating means 221a of the record book creating means 221 uses the analyzed data from S6, S7, and S9 to create a record book for a predetermined period of time for the infant or supplementary materials for supporting childcare operations, including a growth record (S10).

[0091] The communication means 21 of the information processing device 20 transmits the created logbook or auxiliary materials via the network 10 to the output means 304 of the childcare worker terminal 31, and the logbook or auxiliary materials are displayed on the display means 304a as shown in Figure 8 or Figure 9 so that the childcare worker can view them (S11).

[0092] When the output means 304 outputs the logbook and the like shown in FIG. 8 or 9 to the childcare worker terminal 31, the system ends its operation.

[0093] (Regarding the first output data) Next, a logbook for a specific period of time for a specific infant according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Fig. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of the logbook 51 displayed on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31 as a result of the processing according to the above (Operation Example 1).

[0094] The record book 51 shown in FIG. 8 displays a summary of XX-chan's life and behavior at the nursery school etc. from April to June. Details about XX-chan's growth for each month of April, May, and June 2024 are recorded, and these details are the results of analyzing the text 41 shown in FIG. 4 by the analysis means 220 and the record book creation means 221 of the information processing device 20. For example, the growth record of XX-chan for April in the record book 51 displayed on the display means 304a reads, "In the first month of April, right after she started nursery school, she was shy and tearful, but gradually she began to take an interest in toys and playing in the playground, and she started smiling more. She especially likes playing in the sand and drawing, and she was very interested in events such as the zoo and walks. ...(omitted) ..." which is a part of the text 41 shown in FIG. 4 that reads, "Congratulations on your enrollment on Tuesday, April 2nd. We look forward to working with you. ...We hope to play lots so that you will quickly get to know our faces. When I held you, you looked around, wondering whether to cry or not, but you didn't notice the people around you. The analysis means 220 analyzes the text 41 of the message from the nursery teacher to the parents, which was written in the storage means 23 from the nursery teacher terminal 31 in April 2024, such as "She was drawn to the lively crying of her friend and burst into tears along with him." and "April 18th (Wednesday)... In the playground, she rolled around on the mat, touched the sand, and chased the ants with her eyes. She was sad to say goodbye and cried, but her tears stopped when we went to the playground, and she enjoyed scooping up sand with the spawn and putting it in her dish. Her favorite game at the nursery is drop pot! She often gets absorbed in playing with it." The analysis means 220 analyzes the text 41 of the message from the nursery teacher to the parents, which was written in the storage means 23 from the nursery teacher terminal 31 in April 2024, and the generation means 221a of the record book creation means 221 creates it. The entries "When May comes..." and "In June..." in the record book 51 shown in FIG. 8 were also created by the same process.

[0095] Furthermore, in log book 51 of Fig. 8, the image input in the fourth paragraph is recognized from image 42 using the well-known image recognition technology described above in (Operation Example 1), recognizing the actions that XX-chan performed and the scene captured in image 42, and creating text that explains the situation, stating, "It can be seen from the photo that XX-chan... actively participates in group play in the tunnel and seems to be having fun playing with the other children..." This description is a sentence generated as a result of recognizing and analyzing image 42 (first row, third column in Fig. 5), which is one of the images shown in Fig. 5, in which XX-chan is sitting and playing in the sandbox with other infants and toddlers, using well-known image recognition technology.

[0096] The fifth and sixth paragraphs summarize ○○-chan's growth from April to June 2024.

[0097] The logbook 51 output in this embodiment is not limited to the one described above. In the above embodiment, the summary of XX-chan's growth from April to June in the fifth and sixth rows is automatically created from the entries in the first to fourth rows, but the final summary may be a document to assist the nursery teacher in their childcare work, for example, by displaying questions about the nursery teacher's growth on the display means 304a of the nursery teacher terminal 31, such as "Did XX-chan get along with her friends?" or "Has she started to develop a caring heart?", and the summary may be created based on the nursery teacher's answers to these questions.

[0098] (Regarding the second output data) Next, a logbook for a specific period of time of a specific infant created from an image according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a logbook 52 displayed on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31 as a result of the processing according to the above (Operation Example 1).

[0099] As shown in Figure 9, the logbook 52 has a summary 52a at the top that is an analysis of the life and behavior of _____-chan from April to June, whose image is recognized. Immediately below this summary 52a, multiple images 52b extracted by the classification means 220a and data extraction means 220c of the analysis means 220 are displayed, and immediately below the images, keywords 52c that were analyzed from the displayed images using well-known image recognition technology are displayed. Further below that, information 52d about children _____-chan often plays with during a predetermined period, as recognized from the image 42, is displayed.

[0100] (Example 2) An example of the operation of the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. This is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of automatically creating a list that evaluates the growth level of a specific infant using numerical values ​​and text, using various data 4 in which a childcare worker or the like records the life and behavior of infants in their daily work as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the record books or the like shown in Figures 8 and 9, and the evaluation criteria 221d for the growth level of infants shown in Figure 6 and stored in advance in the storage means 23, and outputting the list to the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31.

[0101] As shown in Figure 10, when a childcare worker or the like inputs a prompt such as "Please evaluate XX-chan's level of growth based on XX-chan's record book from month to month and the specified evaluation criteria for the level of growth" into the input means 303 of the childcare worker terminal 31 that they each own, the communication means 301 of each terminal sends instructions to the evaluation means 221b of the information processing device 20 via the network 10 (S20).

[0102] When the evaluation means 221b receives the instruction, the evaluation means 221b calls up from the storage means 23 the record book for ○○-chan from month ● to month ●, the text 41 used to create the record book, and the evaluation criteria for the infant's growth rate (S21).

[0103] The evaluation means 221b determines whether there are any words that meet the evaluation criteria from the record book or the like (S22).

[0104] If there is a relevant word (S22YES), the evaluation means 221b extracts the relevant word. For example, from the sentence shown in FIG. 4, "April 18 (Wednesday) Today, the children spent the day in their room and in the playground. In the playground, they rolled around on mats, played with sand, and followed ants they found with their eyes. They were sad when they had to say goodbye, and cried, but when they went to the playground, their tears stopped, and they enjoyed scooping sand with a spoon and putting it in a dish. XX-chan's favorite game at the playground is pot drop! They often get absorbed in playing with it," words such as "playground 304a1" and "enjoying scooping sand with a spoon and putting it in a dish 304a2" are extracted (S23). Note that the above-mentioned words are merely examples for explaining the embodiment, and are not limited to the words described. For example, words such as "swimming pool" and "playing in water" may be used as examples for the item "healthy mind and body."

[0105] When a corresponding word is extracted, the evaluation means 221b built into the system analyzes which item of the evaluation criteria the word corresponds to and outputs the analysis results as analysis data. For example, words that correspond to the item of healthy mind and body are "playground 304a1" and "enjoying scooping sand with a spoon and putting it in a dish 304a2" shown in Figure 4. If there is a word that overlaps with the item, it is analyzed as corresponding to both items (S23).

[0106] This analysis involves understanding XX-chan's life and behavior from the number of times the relevant item was used and the text of Text 41. Note that this analysis is not limited to the above. For example, there may be a behavioral standard that an infant should aim for over a certain period of time, such as an XX-month-old infant picking up a spoon and eating by itself, and the analysis may be performed by allocating points for each behavior that achieves this standard.

[0107] When the analysis data is output by the evaluation means 221b, the evaluation means 221b adds points to each item according to a predetermined standard for each item (S24). Specifically, as described above, points may be added depending on the number of times a word in the item is used, or there may be a standard of behavior that an infant should aim for over a predetermined period, such as an x-month-old infant eating by itself with a spoon, and points are added for each behavior that achieves this standard.

[0108] When the evaluation means 221b has finished adding points for each item, the evaluation means 221b totals the points for each item (S25).

[0109] When the tallying is completed, the evaluation means 221b evaluates whether the tallying score exceeds a target score (S26). This target score is considered to be evaluated based on information held by the evaluation means 221b as threshold information, for example.

[0110] When the evaluation is completed by the evaluation means 221b, the evaluation means 221b outputs the reason for the evaluation including advice for the evaluation (S27) and displays it on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31 (S28).

[0111] The system ends its operation when the evaluation means 221b outputs the third output data and displays it on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31. The system also ends its operation if there is no corresponding word in the process of S22 described above.

[0112] (Regarding the third output data) Next, a list for evaluating the growth level of a specific infant or toddler using numerical values ​​and text according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 11. Fig. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of a growth evaluation table 53 as third output data, which is displayed on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31 as a result of the processing according to the above (Operation Example 2).

[0113] As shown in FIG. 11, the growth assessment table 53 shows the growth rate of a specific infant in numerical values ​​and text in a table format of 3 columns and 11 rows, and is displayed on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31.

[0114] In this growth assessment table 53, the rightmost column lists each item in the "desired developmental state by the end of infancy" described in the nursery school childcare guidelines. The center column lists the score for each item in the rightmost column, calculated by the evaluation means 221b. The leftmost column lists the items in the rightmost column, their calculated scores, and a text explaining the reasons for the evaluation based on the contents of the text 41, such as the record book, used for the evaluation. As shown in FIG. 11, items that have not achieved a predetermined score are displayed in a different color from the other items for easy identification. Note that this growth assessment table 53 is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 11. For example, a column for evaluating the overall level of infant growth may be provided in addition to the evaluation of each item.

[0115] (Example 3) An example of the operation of the growth record book creation support system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation up to the automatic creation of materials comparing text 41 and images 42 in which a childcare worker or the like records the life and behavior of an infant in the course of daily work, as shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, a record book or supplementary materials created for a specific infant during a predetermined period (hereinafter referred to as a first predetermined period) as shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9, and a record book or materials created for a period different from the predetermined period (hereinafter referred to as a second predetermined period) as shown in Fig. 8 and Fig. 9.

[0116] As shown in Figure 12, when a childcare worker inputs instructions such as "Compare the logbook created for ○○-chan during the first specified period with the logbook created during the second specified period" into the input means 303 of the childcare worker terminal 31 that the childcare worker owns, the communication means 301 of the childcare worker terminal 31 sends the instructions to the data extraction means 220c of the information processing device 20 via the network 10 (S30).

[0117] When the data extraction means 220c receives the instruction, it calls up the logbook of XX-chan for the first predetermined period and the logbook of XX-chan for the second predetermined period from the storage means 23 (S31).

[0118] From the called register, the comparison means 221c extracts images 42 and words suitable for comparison (S32).

[0119] The analysis means 220 analyzes the images 42 and words extracted from the logbook for the first predetermined period and the logbook for the second predetermined period, and outputs analysis data.

[0120] Using the analysis data output by the data extraction means 220c, the comparison means 221c compares the growth of a specific infant between the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period (S34). This comparison may be, for example, comparing the growth of an infant, such as comparing what was previously impossible and what was achieved, for example, if there is text 41 that says that in the first predetermined period the infant was unable to eat rice using a spoon by himself, but in the second predetermined period he was able to eat rice using a spoon by himself, or it may also be comparing the transition in friendships, such as comparing that in the first predetermined period the infant often played with XX-chan, but in the second predetermined period he made a new friend in addition to XX-chan.

[0121] The evaluation means 221b uses the results of the comparison to evaluate the growth of the specific infant for the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period (S35).

[0122] The evaluation means 221b uses the evaluation results to output a summary of the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period of the specific infant (S36); The fourth output data is output (S37).

[0123] When the fourth output data is output, the system ends its operation.

[0124] (Regarding the 4th output data) Next, a comparison table 54 that compares the log book for a first predetermined period and the log book for a second predetermined period for a specific infant according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 13. Fig. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen of the comparison table 54 as fourth output data, which is displayed on the display means 304a of the childcare worker terminal 31 as a result of the processing according to the above (Operation Example 3).

[0125] As shown in FIG. 13 , the comparison table 54 includes a summary 54a of the text 41 of the logbook for the first predetermined period in the upper left corner, and below this summary 54a, multiple key images 54b used in the summary. Further below is a collection of images 54c related to events that took place during each predetermined period, and similar arrangements are made in the upper right corner. Below these, text 54d comparing the first and second predetermined periods is arranged. Note that the comparison table 54 comparing the logbooks for the first and second predetermined periods is not limited to the one described above. For example, the comparison table 54 may also include the third output data described above. Furthermore, the number of periods compared may be more than two, rather than just two.

[0126] (Effects of the Invention) In this embodiment, childcare workers etc. can input various data 4 that record the life and behavior of infants and young children at nursery school etc., which they create in their daily work, and can automatically create a record book etc. that records the growth of a specific infant and young children for a specified period of time simply by instructing the system for the period they require. This eliminates the need for childcare workers etc. to look back at the various data 4 that they created themselves that record the life and behavior of a specific infant and young children at nursery school etc., and significantly reduces the time required to create the record book.

[0127] In this embodiment, a childcare worker, etc., can simply give the system the instructions they require, and using various data 4 that records the lives and behavior of infants and young children at daycare centers, etc., created in the course of their daily work, the created record books, etc., and evaluation criteria for the growth rate of infants and young children that are pre-stored in the recording means, a document that evaluates the growth rate of the target infant and young child over a specified period in numerical and / or written form can be automatically created, allowing the childcare worker to refer to the document and provide appropriate childcare and education to the target infant and young child.

[0128] In this embodiment, a childcare worker, etc., can simply give the system the instructions they require, and automatically create materials that compare and evaluate various data 4 that records the lives and behavior of infants and young children at daycare centers, etc., created in the course of their daily work, with record books created over a first specified period and a second specified period.The childcare worker, etc. can use this material as a reference to provide appropriate childcare and education to the infants and young children, and parents can also understand the progress of their infants and young children's growth.

[0129] In this embodiment, the classification means 220a constructs clusters that make it easy to extract and analyze data from the images 42 and text 41 input by nursery teachers, etc., so that the data extraction means 220c can reduce the processing load that the generation means 221a of the record book creation means 221 spends on selecting images 42 and text 41 that are suitable for creating a record book, etc., from the images 42 and text 41, thereby making it possible to reduce the system load.

[0130] In this embodiment, the data extraction means 220c extracts images 42 and text 41 suitable for the generation means 221a of the logbook creation means 221 to create a logbook, etc., from the images 42 and text 41, thereby reducing the processing load that the system expends to create a logbook, and enabling a reduction in the system load.

[0131] In this embodiment, by including images 42 in the various data 4 used to create a record book, etc., not only the information in the text 41 created by the nursery school teacher, etc., but also the infant's life and behavior at the nursery school, etc., as recognized from the images 42, can be included in the record book, and by using images 42 in the record book, it is possible to provide parents with a record book that is easier to visually understand the infant's life and behavior at the nursery school.

[0132] In this embodiment, by including text 41 in the various data 4 used to create record books, etc., childcare workers can automatically create record books, etc. that record the growth of a specific infant for a specified period of time simply by instructing the system on the text 41 that records the infant's life and behavior at the nursery school, etc., which they create in their daily work, and the period they require. This eliminates the need for childcare workers, etc. to look back at the various data 4 that they themselves created, which records the life and behavior of a specific infant at the nursery school, etc., and significantly reduces the time required to create record books.

[0133] In this embodiment, it is possible to classify images 42 using metadata added to images 42 that record the life and behavior of infants at a nursery school or the like.

[0134] In this embodiment, it is possible to classify text 41 using metadata added to text 41 that records the life and behavior of infants at a nursery school or the like.

[0135] In this embodiment, by using an image recognition means to recognize images 42 that record the infant's daily life and behavior at a nursery school, etc., not only the text information created by the nursery school teacher, etc., but also the infant's daily life and behavior at a nursery school, etc. that is recognized from images 42 can be included in the record book, and by using images 42 in the record book, it is possible to provide parents with a record book that is easier to visually understand the infant's daily life and behavior at a nursery school, etc.

[0136] (Other embodiments) Although the above-mentioned growth record book creation support system 1 has been described as a system in which childcare workers and administrators automatically create record books for parents, it may also be used for childcare worker training between childcare workers and administrators. For example, for a specific infant, images 42 of the infant's life and behavior taken by a young childcare worker and an administrator with many years of childcare experience can be input into the system, and the results of the comparison between the input images can be displayed, thereby clarifying the childcare perspectives that young childcare workers lack.

[0137] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the childcare and educational facilities have been described using nurseries and kindergartens, but they may also be used in various positions such as cram schools and swimming schools where instructors and managers such as teachers and coaches educate, instruct, observe, etc., infants, children, students, etc. who have been entrusted to the care of their parents.

[0138] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the logbook is created for infants and young children, but it may also be used for students or working people.

[0139] Furthermore, the above-mentioned growth record book creation support system 1 is one form for implementing the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this form; the present invention may be implemented by making changes to the configuration of each element of the above-mentioned embodiment. [Explanation of symbols]

[0140] 1. Growth record book creation support system 10 Network 20 Information processing equipment 21 Means of communication 22 Control Means 220 Analysis Means 220a Classification means 220b Judgment means 220c Data Extraction Method 2200a Image extraction means 2200b Text extraction method 221 Record-keeping methods 221a Generation means 221b Evaluation tools 221c Means of comparison 23 Memory means 3 Terminal Devices 31 Childcare worker terminal 32 Administrator terminal 33 Parental Device 301 Means of communication 302 Control means 302a Receiving means 302b Transmission Method 303 Input Method 303a Image input means 303b Text input means 304 Output Method 304a Display means 305 Memory means 4. Various data 41 Text (various data) 42 images (various data)

Claims

1. A growth record book creation support system for childcare services, which records the growth details of each infant for any period in a childcare facility that provides childcare services as a business of taking care of and / or educating a plurality of infants and toddlers from their parents, a storage means for storing various data recorded on the life and behavior of the infants and young children obtained during the childcare service; an analysis means for extracting the various data stored in the storage means, performing a predetermined analysis on the life and behavior of the infant for a predetermined period recorded in the extracted various data, and automatically outputting the results of the analysis; and record book creation means for automatically creating a written record book including a growth record of the infant or toddler, or automatically creating written supplementary materials for supporting childcare work including a growth record, using the analysis results output by the analysis means. the record book creation means comprises evaluation means for evaluating the growth of the infant by using the record book for the predetermined period created by the record book creation means and / or the auxiliary materials to make a predetermined evaluation based on evaluation criteria for predetermined evaluation items including physical growth and mental growth regarding the growth record of the infant recorded in advance in the storage means, and automatically outputting the results of the predetermined evaluation in numerical values ​​and / or text, The evaluation means evaluates the predetermined evaluation as follows: the text of said passage in said register; and / or in the text of the passage of the supplementary material: Checking whether words or sentences corresponding to the evaluation criteria appear or not; and / or checking the frequency of occurrence of the words and sentences corresponding to the evaluation criteria; and The record book creation means further comprises a comparison means for extracting words and images suitable for comparison in the childcare work from the record book created in a first period and / or the auxiliary materials created in the first period and the record book created in a second period and / or the auxiliary materials created in the second period by the record book creation means, performing the predetermined analysis on the extracted words and images, and making a predetermined comparison on the results of the predetermined analysis, thereby comparing the growth process of the specific infant or toddler between the first period and the second period; The comparison means performs the predetermined comparison as follows: the results of the predetermined analysis for the particular infant in the log and / or the supporting materials created during the first period; comparing the results of the predetermined analysis for the particular infant in the log and / or supporting materials created during the second time period; The evaluation means uses the results of the comparison between the first period and the second period by the comparison means to create summary information as a summary of the evaluation of the growth status between the first period and the second period, and outputs the summary information.

2. The growth record book creation support system for childcare work described in claim 1, characterized in that the analysis means extracts the various types of data based on predetermined classification criteria and is equipped with a classification means for classifying the extracted various types of data into images or text suitable for performing the predetermined analysis.

3. The growth record book creation support system for childcare work described in claim 2, characterized in that the analysis means is provided with a data extraction means for extracting various types of data suitable for creating the record book and / or the text of the auxiliary material from among the multiple types of data based on the results of classification by the classification means.

4. A growth record book creation support system for childcare work as described in claim 1, characterized in that the various data are images taken by multiple childcare workers that record the classes, the lives and behaviors of each infant, and images taken by the multiple childcare workers for each infant during the specified period.

5. A growth record book creation support system for childcare work as described in claim 1, characterized in that the various data are classes created by multiple childcare workers, texts recording the lives and behaviors of each infant and young child, and the record books automatically created for each infant and young child by the multiple childcare workers during the specified period, and / or the supplementary materials.

6. The image has image data in which the life and behavior of the infant and toddler are recorded, and metadata added to the image data including the date and time of the photograph, the photographer, the photographing location, and the photographed person, The growth record book creation support system for childcare work described in claim 4, characterized in that the analysis means performs the specified analysis using the metadata of image data that records the infant's life and behavior during the specified period.

7. The text includes text data in which the life and behavior of each infant and toddler are recorded, and metadata including a creation date and time, a creator, and a data name added to the text data, The growth record book creation support system for childcare work described in claim 5, characterized in that the analysis means performs the specified analysis using the metadata of text data recording the infant's life and behavior over the specified period.

8. The analysis means has image recognition means for recognizing a specific behavior of the infant included in the image, The growth record book creation support system for childcare work described in claim 4, characterized in that the record book creation means automatically creates the record book in text form or automatically creates the auxiliary materials in text form using information on the life and behavior of the specific infant or toddler during the specified period recognized by the image recognition means.

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