Work data collection method

Abstract

There is disclosed a work data collection method. In a darkroom, a data collector () photographs a series of jobs through an infrared video camera () while observing the jobs being done by a worker () through a darkroom goggle. At each break point between the jobs, the data collector operates a hand switch board () to enter a break point signal and select a corresponding job title from among a list of job titles displayed on an LCD device () that the data collector puts on behind the darkroom goggle. Then, the break point signal and job title data are recorded in association with each other on a hard disc of a portable personal computer (). If the corresponding job title is not listed, the data collector says that job title to enter it as a sound signal through a microphone. The sound signal is converted into character data of the job title. Video signal of the jobs, the break point signals and the job title data are transferred to a personal computer (), to be processed for the sake of analysis and examination.