Arrival Departure Management Device with Near-Field Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for managing employee arrival and departure times fail to distinguish between arrival and departure, and do not allow for sending of specific information or performing control processes relevant to each individual employee or location.

Innovation Solution

An information management device with a processor, storage, and near-field wireless communication unit that identifies users and registers arrival or departure times, enabling the sending or receiving of corresponding information and performing control processes upon arrival or departure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If notification information is sent based on arrival/departure times satisfying prescribed conditions, then information can be sent automatically, but it is not possible to distinguish between arrival and departure or to send information corresponding to each individual employee

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAbility to send different information for arrival vs. departure and for different employeesVSAvoidComplexity of the information management system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the notification information into two distinct categories: arrival notification information and departure notification information. The notification information management unit separately manages these different types of information, allowing the system to send appropriate notifications based on whether the employee is arriving or departing. This segmentation enables differentiated information sending without requiring complex manual configuration for each scenario.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically determines whether to send arrival or departure notification information based on the timing relationship between the employee's arrival/departure time and the notification distribution period. The notification information management unit autonomously selects and sends the appropriate notification type without requiring manual intervention or complex decision-making logic, thereby enabling adaptive information sending while keeping the system relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional arrival/departure time registration is used, then basic time tracking is achieved, but no control processes can be performed other than sending generic information

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveAbility to perform control processes upon arrival/departureVSAvoidComplexity of the information management device

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The information management device is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a notification sending system and as a control process execution system. The notification information management unit not only sends arrival/departure notifications but also manages and executes control processes based on the same arrival/departure time data. This universal design allows multiple functions to be performed without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges the notification sending function and the control process execution function into a single integrated information management device. Both functions utilize the same arrival/departure time registration data and the same notification information management unit, thereby combining multiple capabilities into one system rather than requiring separate systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Loss of information

If generic notification information is sent to all employees, then simple bulk communication is achieved, but no individualized information can be sent to each employee

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveLoss of individual employee informationVSAvoidComplexity of managing individual employee information

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The notification information management unit implements local quality by managing different types of notification information (arrival vs. departure) with distinct characteristics and sending them appropriately based on the employee's specific situation. Each employee receives notification information tailored to their specific arrival or departure event, rather than a generic uniform message, thereby preserving individual information relevance.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the parameter of notification information based on the employee's state (arriving or departing). The notification information management unit determines which type of notification information to send by comparing the employee's arrival/departure time with the notification distribution period, thereby dynamically adjusting the information content to match the specific situation without requiring complex individual employee profiles.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11107043B2Information management device, method of managing arrival/departure, and recording medium

Publication Date: 2021.08.31 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD

AI summary

An arrival/departure management device performs near-field communication with a wireless communication terminal and identifies a user of the wireless communication terminal, registers a time of arrival or departure for the user of the wireless communication terminal that was identified, and sends or receives information corresponding to the identified user on the basis of the registered content.