Surveying instrument and surveying instrument management system
An object is to provide a surveying instrument and system to manage instrument setting and usage data for each personal user. The surveying instrument includes a personal authentication sensor, a control unit, and a storage unit. A personal information registration unit of the control unit acquires personal authentication information from the sensor and stores the personal authentication information in a personal identification information database of the storage unit in association with user information. A personal authentication execution unit of the control unit identifies a user based on whether authentication data acquired by the sensor matches personal authentication information stored in the personal identification information database. A personal setting application unit of the control unit refers to a personal setting information database in the storage unit, and when finding instrument setting saved by the authenticated user, applies the instrument setting and starts the surveying instrument.
1. A surveying instrument configured to measure a distance and an angle to a target, comprising:
a personal authentication sensor;
a control unit including a personal information registration unit, a personal authentication execution unit, and a personal setting application unit; and
a storage unit including a personal identification information database, and a personal setting information database, wherein
the personal information registration unit is configured to acquire personal authentication information from the personal authentication sensor and store the personal authentication information in the personal identification information database in association with user information in advance,
the personal authentication execution unit is configured to identify a user based on whether authentication data acquired by the personal authentication sensor matches personal authentication information stored in the personal identification information database before the start of the surveying instrument,
the personal setting application unit is configured to refer to the personal setting information database, and when finding instrument setting saved by an authenticated user, apply the instrument setting and start the surveying instrument, and
the personal setting application unit is further configured to ask the user whether there is a cloud storage setting before starting the surveying instrument.
2. The surveying instrument according to claim 1 , wherein
the storage unit further includes a personal application restriction database, wherein
the personal setting application unit is configured to refer to the personal application restriction database, and when finding a restriction on a data area and instrument setting usable by an authenticated user, start the surveying instrument with the restriction on the data area and the instrument setting.
3. A surveying instrument management system comprising:
a surveying instrument including a distance-measuring unit configured to measure a distance to a target, an angle-measuring unit configured to measure an angle to the target, a personal authentication sensor, a control unit including a personal authentication execution unit and a personal setting application unit, and a communication unit;
a remote terminal including a terminal communication unit, a terminal personal authentication sensor, and a terminal control unit including a personal information registration unit; and
a management server including a server communication unit configured to communicate with the communication unit and the terminal communication unit, and a server storage unit including a personal identification information database and a personal setting information database, wherein
the personal information registration unit of the remote terminal is configured to acquire personal authentication information from the terminal personal authentication sensor of the remote terminal and store the personal authentication information in the personal identification information database of the management server in association with user information in advance,
the personal authentication execution unit of the surveying instrument is configured to identify a user based on whether authentication data acquired by the personal authentication sensor matches personal authentication information stored in the personal identification information database of the management server before the start of the surveying instrument, and
the personal setting application unit of the surveying instrument is configured to refer to the personal setting information database of the management server, and when finding instrument setting saved by an authenticated user, apply the instrument setting and start the surveying instrument, and
the personal setting application unit is further configured to ask the user whether there is a cloud storage setting before starting the surveying instrument.
4. The surveying instrument management system according to claim 3 , wherein
the server storage unit further includes a personal application restriction database, and
the personal setting application unit of the survey instrument is configured to refer to the personal application restriction database of the management server, and when finding a restriction on a data area and instrument setting usable by an authenticated user, start the surveying instrument with the restriction on the data area and the instrument setting.
5. The surveying instrument management system according to claim 4 , wherein the control unit of the surveying instrument further comprises a personal information registration unit,
the personal information registration unit of the surveying instrument is configured to acquire personal authentication information from the personal authentication sensor of the surveying instrument, and store the personal authentication information in the personal identification information database of the management server in association with user information via the communication unit.
6. The surveying instrument management system according to claim 3 , wherein the control unit of the surveying instrument further comprises a personal information registration unit,
the personal information registration unit of the surveying instrument is configured to acquire personal authentication information from the personal authentication sensor of the surveying instrument, and store the personal authentication information in the personal identification information database of the management server in association with user information via the communication unit.