JPH05235939A - Mobile office - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the mobile office in which a personal job environment is automatically prepared on a terminal equipment of a computer network system without entry personal ID information and setting a recording medium for data by the user itself of a terminal equipment on the terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:The mobile office is provided with a personal position recognition system 30 using a transponder card 40, a computer network system 20 having a terminal equipment 26 coupled with the personal position recognition system 30, a position recognition transmitter installed in the vicinity of the terminal equipment 26 of the computer network system 20 and a start switch for the terminal equipment is provided on the transponder card 40.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention connects a transponder card (hereinafter referred to as "TRC"), a wireless position, an optical transmission device, a center device for controlling these, and a personal network system and a computer network system. ,
The present invention relates to a mobile office that manages by controlling the functions of both parties.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a computer network system, when an individual starts work, it is necessary for the human to access a terminal and create an environment necessary for his work. In this case, it is necessary to bring a program and data recording medium (eg, floppy diskette, etc.) necessary for the work, and to input an ID (eg, key-in of personal identification number) for confirming the identity of the person.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of such a conventional computer network system. In FIG. 1, a loop LAN 1 includes a host computer 2, a personal information server 3, a storage device 4 for storing personal work environment information connected to the personal information server 3, various servers 5, and a terminal 6 having an environment creating function. Each is connected.

As shown in FIG. 5, when an individual starts work, the individual needs to access the terminal 6 to create an environment necessary for his / her work. In this case, bring the program and data recording media (eg, floppy diskette) required for the work and confirm that you are the ID.
Input (eg, PIN code key-in). Then, in order to collect necessary data, set up buses with various servers, and obtain a personal work environment, the personal information environment is to be notified from the storage device 4 via the personal information server 3. Was becoming.

[0005]

However, in the conventional computer network system, it is necessary to access the terminal each time to create an environment necessary for one's work, which is troublesome and the work efficiency is reduced. was there. Also, in an environment where the TRC wearer of the personal position recognition system can access and work on the terminal of the computer network system, when multiple TRC wearers access and cause confusion, or the TRC wearer simply passes by the terminal. However, there is a problem that the terminal starts up.

The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned problems and allows a terminal user to set a personal work environment in a terminal of a computer network system without inputting personal ID information or setting a data recording medium on the terminal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile office which can be automatically prepared and which can maintain security.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a computer network system having a personal position recognition system using a transponder card in a mobile office and a terminal coupled to the personal position recognition system. And a position recognition transmitter installed near the terminal of the computer network system, and a terminal starting switch provided on the transponder card.

[0008]

According to the present invention, as described above, a personal position recognizing system using a transponder card, a computer network system having a terminal coupled to the personal position recognizing system, and a terminal near the computer network system are provided. Since the position recognition transmitter to be installed and the terminal start switch are provided on the transponder card, the terminal user is required to
The terminal can be operated without inputting ID information.

Further, by operating the terminal starting switch provided on the transponder card, the terminal user can check and secure the security.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a mobile office showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the mobile office, and FIG. 3 is a TR used in this system.
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of C, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing transmission and reception of data in a wireless section.

In these figures, 20 is a computer network system, and the loop LAN 21 is
A personal information server 22, a storage device 23 for storing personal work environment information connected to the personal information server 22, various servers (including various databases) 24, and a terminal 26 having an environment creating function are respectively connected. In addition, via the connection line 25, to the personal information server 22,
The personal position recognition system 30 is connected. The personal position recognition system 30 includes a center device 3 having a CPU.
1 is provided and is connected to this, and an optical transmitter (for example, infrared transmitter) TX32 and a wireless receiver LRX33 for transmitting personal position information are arranged near the terminal 26.
Further, the user of the terminal 26 stores ID information and the like,
A transponder card (hereinafter referred to as TRC) 40 that can receive information from the TX 32 and has a wireless transmission function.
Carry. As shown in FIG. 3, the TRC 40 includes a radio transmitter RTX41, an infrared receiver IRX42, a microcomputer MPU43, a buzzer 44, a battery 45, a terminal start switch 46 and a terminal stop switch 47.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the user of the terminal 26 can select a specific area of the terminal 26, for example, 1.6 m × 3.2 m.
Area, or 80 cm x 8 for spot type
When the area reaches 0 cm, personal position information transmitted from the optical transmitter TX32 is stored in the TRC 40 of the user, as shown in FIG. Then, the TRC
The personal position information is wirelessly transmitted together with the personal ID information stored in advance in 40, and is received by the wireless receiver LRX33. The information is sent to the center device 31, and the center device 31 sends the personal position information together with the personal ID information to the personal information server 22. Then, from the seated position of the user, the terminal number. Is detected, and at the same time, the person's personal ID information is checked, and if it can be confirmed that the person is registered as a terminal user, a start signal is transmitted to the terminal 26 to start up, and a seated person at the terminal 26 Prepare an environment for immediate work. That is, the environment is created by transferring a program or data unique to the person and setting the bus with various servers.

If there is information that the terminal user wants to notify urgently, the information is transmitted from the center device 31 to the terminal 26 of the computer network system 20,
The information can be displayed on the screen of the terminal 26 while starting the terminal 26. With this configuration, the terminal user can access the terminal each time,
It is not necessary to create an environment necessary for one's work, and work efficiency can be improved.

Further, the information that the terminal user wants to urgently notify the user can be displayed on the terminal by simply standing in front of the terminal of the computer network system. However, as described above, even if the person who really wants to operate the terminal does not touch the terminal, the method of identifying the system and activating the terminal is incomplete in terms of security. In other words, from the viewpoint of maintaining security, it is preferable to perform some kind of intention display operation even if the person does not input the personal identification number into the terminal.

For example, in an extreme case, when another person is seated in the terminal and the TRC wearer activates the terminal only by approaching the terminal, the other person can use the terminal. Therefore, it is desirable that the person takes some action on the terminal and the action is involved in the person identification.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the TRC 40 is provided with a terminal start switch 46 and a terminal stop switch 47, and the terminal can be used only when the terminal start switch 46 is pressed. Further, the personal position recognition system 30 and the computer network system 20 are connected, and an optical transmitter TX32 for transmitting the position address of the personal position recognition system 30 is provided beside the terminal 26 thereof.

Further, the TRC of the personal position recognition system 30
When the wearer of 40 approaches the terminal, the TRC 40 receives the position address from the optical transmitter TX32. TRC40
Is the individual I stored in the TRC 40 in the received information.
The D (identification) information is added and returned to the center device 31 of the personal position recognition system 30. Then, the center device 31 checks the sent personal ID information, confirms that it is registered as a terminal user, and then sends the terminal activation information to the personal position information server 22 of the computer network system 30. The collation confirmation of being a registrant may be performed by other than the personal information server 22. The personal information server 22 activates the corresponding terminal 26.

The corresponding terminal 26 displays on the display unit (display or the like) that the terminal can be activated. At the same time, the buzzer 44 of the corresponding TRC may be sounded to convey the information. Then, the wearer of the TRC 40 looks at the display section of the terminal 26 and presses the terminal activation switch 46 of the TRC 40 only when he / she wants to use the terminal 26. When the terminal activation switch 46 of the TRC 40 is pressed, a signal is sent from the TRC 40, and the center device 31 of the personal position recognition system 30
A signal for activation arrives at the terminal 26 via the personal information server 22 (actual activation of the terminal).

In response to a request from the wearer of TRC40,
TRC40 to signal that the request has been accepted
Sometimes the buzzer sounds. When the terminal 26 is activated, the terminal 26 receives programs and data required by the person, sets the bus with various servers, and becomes available.

A plurality of TRC40 wearers can simultaneously TR
When the terminal activation switch 46 of the C40 is pressed, one person is selected according to the priority order registered at the time of registration as a user of the terminal (for example, individual priority order or grouped priority level determination). It When a plurality of people belong to the same priority level, an arbitrary one is selected.

Further, when the wearer of the TRC 40 passes by the terminal 26, the terminal 26 displays a signal indicating that the terminal can be started after timing (time required for passing, for example, 2 to 3 seconds). Even if the terminal 26 indicates that the terminal 26 can be activated, the terminal 26 cannot be activated unless the terminal activation switch 46 of the TRC 40 is pressed. The terminal display automatically disappears after a certain time (for example, 10 to 30 seconds) has passed.

If the user is registered as a user of the terminal 26 but does not intend to use it for the time being, a procedure for not using it in advance (eg, the center device 31 of the personal position recognition system 30 or the personal information server 22 etc.) Key-in at T
By pressing the terminal stop switch 46 of RC40, etc.)
It is possible to prevent the start-up.

The application of the present invention can also be applied to permission to use a jointly used institution such as a copy machine or a FAX. This case can be realized by setting a simple transmission path instead of a computer network system.
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment,
Various modifications are possible based on the spirit of the present invention, and they are not excluded from the scope of the present invention.

[0024]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, with this configuration, the terminal user can operate the terminal without inputting the ID information each time. it can. In other words, it is not necessary to access the terminal every time the terminal is used to create an environment necessary for one's work, and work efficiency can be improved.

Further, when the wearer of the TRC passes by the terminal, the terminal displays the start-up after timing (time required for passing, for example, 2 to 3 seconds). Even if the activation is displayed, the terminal 26 is not activated unless the terminal activation switch of the TRC is pressed, so that the security can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a mobile office showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a mobile office showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a T used in a mobile office showing an embodiment of the present invention.
It is a block diagram of RC.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing transmission / reception of data in a wireless section according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional computer network system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Computer Network System 21 Loop LAN 22 Personal Information Server 23 Storage Device 24 Various Servers 25 Connection Line 26 Terminal 30 Personal Position Recognition System 31 Center Device (CPU) 32 Optical Transmitter 33 Radio Receiver 40 Transponder Card (TRC) 41 Radio Transmission 42 infrared receiver 43 microcomputer 44 buzzer 45 battery 46 terminal start switch 47 terminal stop switch

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Koji Akishige 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A personal position recognition system using a transponder card; (b) a computer network system having a terminal coupled to the personal position recognition system; and (c) near a terminal of the computer network system. A mobile office, comprising: a position recognition transmitter to be installed; and (d) a terminal activation switch on the transponder card. 2. The mobile office according to claim 1, wherein the transponder card is provided with a display device capable of starting a terminal.