Information display medium, information managing apparatus, information managing method, guidance managing method, and guidance managing program

An information managing apparatus for managing an information display medium including a reversible display unit that is configured to reversibly display information in visible form and a reversible display storage unit that is configured to store display content data corresponding to the information displayed at the reversible display unit, the apparatus comprising:

• a scanner unit configured to read a display of the reversible display unit and to acquire display read data of the read display;
• a reader unit configured to acquire first display content data stored in the reversible display storage unit;
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• a control unit configured to compare the display read data acquired by the scanner unit and the first display content data acquired by the reader unit, to extract a difference between the display read data and the first display content data based on the comparison, and to output the extracted difference.

An information managing method for managing an information display medium using an information managing apparatus which information display medium includes a reversible display unit for reversibly displaying information in visible form, and a reversible display storage unit for storing display content data corresponding to the information displayed at the reversible display unit, the method comprising:

• displaying a form including at least one check item at the reversible display unit of the information display medium;
• storing first display content data corresponding to the displayed form in the reversible display storage unit of the information display medium;
• reading a display of the form having a check result inscribed in the check item and acquiring display read data corresponding to the read display;
• acquiring the first display content data from the reversible display storage unit;
• comparing the display read data and the first display content data;
• extracting a difference between the display read data and the first display content data based on the comparison;
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• outputting the extracted difference.

A guide managing method for managing guidance for a user using a management computer that is connected to a node terminal stationed at a node, an action schedule storage unit storing action schedule data pertaining to the user, a guidance data storage unit storing guidance data for guiding the user to a next destination node, the node terminal including a reversible print processing unit for performing a reversible print process on a reversible display unit of an information display medium, which includes the reversible display unit for reversibly displaying information in visible form and a data storage unit, and a transmission/reception unit for performing data transmission/reception with the data storage unit of the information display medium, the method including:

• a node determining step for acquiring action determining data stored in the data storage unit of the information display medium via the node terminal, and determining the next destination node for the user based on the acquired action determining data and the action schedule data stored in the action schedule storage unit;
• an acquisition step for acquiring the guidance data for guiding the user to the next destination node from the guidance data storage unit;
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• an outputting step for outputting the acquired guidance data to the information display medium via the node terminal and controlling the reversible display unit of the information display medium to display information corresponding to the acquired guidance data.

A computer-readable medium including computer executable instructions for managing guidance for a user, wherein the instructions are executed on a management computer that is connected to a node terminal stationed at a node, an action schedule storage unit storing action schedule data pertaining to the user, a guidance data storage unit storing guidance data for guiding the user to a next destination node, the node terminal including a reversible print processing unit for performing a reversible print process on a reversible display unit of an information display medium including the reversible display unit for reversibly displaying information in visible form and a data storage unit, and a transmission/reception unit for performing data transmission/reception with the data storage unit of the information display medium, the instructions being executed by the management computer to cause the management computer to perform a method comprising:

• a node determining step for acquiring action determining data stored in the data storage unit of the information display medium via the node terminal, and determining the next destination node for the user based on the acquired action determining data and the action schedule data stored in the action schedule storage unit;
• an acquisition step for acquiring the guidance data for guiding the user to the next destination node from the guidance data storage unit;
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• an outputting step for outputting the acquired guidance data to the information display medium via the node terminal and controlling the reversible display unit of the information display medium to display information corresponding to the acquired guidance data.