JP2003029865A - Equipment state management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment state management device capable of managing objective equipment only by the action schedule of a user without making the user consider the state schedule of the equipment, and sorting processing in each case by judging the validity/invalidity of the use of the equipment. SOLUTION: A state deciding means 11 determines the scheduled state of equipment based on an action state corresponding table 21 constituted of associative data obtained by associating the action of a preliminarily registered user with the set state of equipment and a schedule table 22 of the action data specified by the action of the user and the action time. An execution control means 12 controls the state of the objective equipment to the determined scheduled state of the equipment. Thus, it is possible to easily perform the change management of the schedule states of objective equipment 41,..., 4n only by changing the schedule table 22 for specifying the action schedule of the user as action data without changing the action state corresponding table 21 of the associative data obtained by associating the action of the user with the set state of the equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device status management apparatus for managing the status of a device based on a registered schedule, and in particular, related data relating the behavior of the user registered in advance by the user and the setting status of the device. The present invention relates to a device state management device that determines a planned state of a device based on the above.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the introduction of equipment for realizing cost reduction in each industry over the past few years, the number of equipment managed and used by each user is increasing. As a result, the management and usage of the device is complicated, which may lead to an increase in cost due to forgetting to turn off the power to the device, and unauthorized use such as data leakage and falsification due to use by unspecified persons. It has occurred and is a problem.

For this purpose, a device status management device has been conventionally used which allows a user to register a schedule and manages the device by the registered device. FIG. 7 shows the data format of the device management table of this conventional device status management device. In FIG. 7, the conventional device status management device is configured such that the user presets the operation schedule of the device for each time in advance, and registers the set power ON / OFF status as a device management table of the status schedule. By referring to this registered state schedule, the device is moved to the registered state when the registered time comes.

[0004]

However, since the conventional device status management device only executes the status schedule of the device registered in advance, if the schedule is changed after the status schedule is registered, the device status management device will adjust accordingly. Therefore, it is necessary for the user to register again in consideration of the status schedule of the device, and there is a problem that the user is complicated and troublesome in an environment where the status schedule is frequently changed.

Further, in response to the current state of the device and the planned state of the device, for example, when the current state of the device is ON and the planned state is OFF, it is determined whether the device is used correctly or illegally. Has the problem that it cannot be done because it is different for each environment or user,
Further, there is a problem in that, in the case of determining the correctness / incorrectness, the processing in each case cannot be divided because it also depends on each environment or user.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the target device can be managed only by the action schedule of the user without considering the state schedule of the device by the user, and the use of the device can be controlled. It is an object of the present invention to propose a device state management device capable of judging whether the process is correct or not and separating the process in each case.

[0007]

A device state management apparatus according to the present invention includes an action state correspondence table in which a user action and a device setting state are associated and registered as related data.
A schedule table for registering the action schedule specified by the action of the user and its action time as action data, and the action data of the schedule table and the associated data of the action state correspondence table, to determine the planned state of the device. The state determining means determines the state and the execution control means controls the state of the target device based on the determined expected state of the device.

As described above, according to the present invention, an action state correspondence table including related data that associates the action of the user and the setting state of the device registered in advance, the action of the user, and the action data specified by this action time. The state determination means determines the planned state of the device based on the schedule table and the execution control means controls the state of the target device to the determined planned state of the device. Therefore, the behavior of the user and the set state of the device. It is possible to easily manage the change of the planned state of the target device by only changing the schedule table that identifies the user's action schedule as action data without changing the action state correspondence table of the related data associated with and. You can In addition, the device state management device according to the present invention registers the relevant data of the action state correspondence table and / or the action data of the schedule table for each user as needed.

As described above, in the present invention, the data of a plurality of users is registered in the related data of the action state correspondence table and / or the action data of the schedule table, and the state determination means determines each user in the table. Since the scheduled state of the device is determined from the data of, and the execution control means changes the state of the target device to the scheduled state of the determined device, the action state correspondence table sets one or more devices to one or more. It can be managed by the user's action schedule.

Further, the device status management apparatus according to the present invention, if necessary, device status detection means for detecting the current status of the device, the planned status of the equipment, the current status of the equipment acquired from the equipment detection means, A state setting correspondence table for registering device change setting processing preset by a user, message contents and message target equipment in association with each other as current related data, wherein the state determining means stores the current related data of the state processing correspondence table. The change processing of the equipment is determined by referring to the above.

As described above, according to the present invention, the state determining means performs the change processing of the equipment based on the planned state of the equipment and the current state of the equipment detected by the equipment state detecting means based on the state processing correspondence table. Since the decision is made and the execution control means executes the change process of the device, the illegal use of the target device is prevented only by registering in the schedule table according to the action schedule, and in addition, when the illegal use occurs. However, it is possible to deal with the problem and deliver the message, and it is possible to easily perform advanced management of the device.

In addition, the device status management apparatus according to the present invention prioritizes, as necessary, each user in the related data of the action status correspondence table, and the planned status of the device to be determined by the status determining means. When there are a plurality of items, the planned state of the device to be determined based on the priority is specified. As described above, in the present invention, priority is assigned to each user, and when the state determining means cannot determine one planned state of the device to be determined based on the table, based on the priority of the user. Since the planned state of the device to be determined is specified and the planned state of the device is determined, it is possible to prevent a malfunction due to a conflict with the planned use of the same device by a plurality of users in the same time zone.

Further, the device status management apparatus according to the present invention assigns a priority to each user in the currently related data of the status processing correspondence table, if necessary, and changes the device to be determined by the status determining means. If there are multiple processes,
The change processing of the device to be determined is specified based on the priority. Thus, in the present invention,
If a priority is assigned to each user and the state determining means cannot determine one change process of the device to be determined based on the state process correspondence table, the device to be determined based on the priority of the user Since the change process is specified and the change process of the device is determined, it is possible to prevent a malfunction due to a conflict with a usage schedule of the same device by a plurality of users in the same time zone.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION (First Embodiment of the Invention) A device state management apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. 1 is a schematic block diagram of the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a data format of an action status correspondence table and a schedule table in the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is related to the present embodiment. 5 shows a flowchart of a management operation in the device status management device.

In each of the drawings, the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment has a recording unit 20 having a plurality of tables, and a state determining means 11 for determining the planned state of the device by referring to each table of the recording unit 20. And the execution control means 12 that changes the state of the target devices 41, ..., 4n that are the management target devices. The recording unit 20 stores an action state correspondence table 21 that associates the action of the user and the target device and the setting state of the device as related data, and the action schedule specified by the action of the user and the action time of the action data. And a schedule table 22 registered as. The state determination means 11 refers to the action data of the schedule table 22 and the related data of the action state correspondence table 21 to determine the scheduled state of the device. The state determining means 1
1 and the execution control means 12 constitute an arithmetic unit 10.

Next, the management operation of the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment based on the above configuration will be described. As a precondition, the user previously performs a registration operation before the management operation of the target devices 41, ..., 4n by the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment, and uses the input means 30 to handle the action status. Registration is performed on each of the table 21 and the schedule table 22 based on the respective tables. Next, the registration operation in the action state correspondence table 21 and the schedule table 22 will be described below.

The user uses the input means 30 to input a personal ID and an action (such as "attended", "going out", "meeting"), and in association with this, the device ID and the device status.
Enter (power on, power off, power saving, etc.),
The action state correspondence table 2 using these as related data
Register in 1. The data format of the action state correspondence table 21 that has completed this registration is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2A, the personal ID
Is an identifier assigned to the user, the action is the action of the user, and the device ID is an identifier assigned to the target devices 41, ..., 4n, and the device state and Is a setting state of a device specified by the user's action with respect to the target devices 41, ..., 4n.

Subsequently, the user uses the input means 30 as the action data based on the action schedule specified by his / her action and the action time, and uses the input means 30 as the action data. Table 2
Register to 2. The data format of the schedule table 22 that has completed this registration is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2B, the action start time is the time at which the person with the personal ID of the accompanying person starts the accompanying activity.

Next, based on the related data of the action state correspondence table 21 registered by the input unit 30 and the action data of the schedule table 22, the state determination unit 11
Refers to the action data of the schedule table 22 (step 101), and determines whether or not the current time and the action start time of this schedule table 22 match (step 102). When it is determined in step 102 that the current time and the action start time match, the state determining unit 11 determines that the personal ID and action of the corresponding row that match the action start time in the action data of the schedule table 22. Is read (step 103).

When it is determined in step 102 that the current time and the action start time do not match, the state determining means 11 repeatedly executes until they match (steps 101 and 102). Based on the read individual ID and action, the state determining means 11 searches for a line that matches the individual ID and action of the related data in the action state correspondence table 21 (step 104), and corresponds to the matched corresponding line. Read the device ID and device setting status (step 10
5), the setting state of the device is determined as the planned state of the device and is output to the execution control means 12 together with the device ID (step 106). The execution control means 12 changes the state of the input device ID to the planned state of the device (step 107).

When the user registers in advance in the action state correspondence table 21 and the schedule table 22 in this way, the state determining means 11 automatically stores the relevant data in the action state correspondence table 21 and the schedule table 22. Since the scheduled state of the device is determined with reference to the action data, and the execution control means 12 changes the state of the target device to the scheduled state of the determined device, the schedule table 22 is adjusted according to the action schedule of the user. The target device 41, ...
Can be easily managed.

That is, when the behavior of the user in the behavior state correspondence table 21 and the equipment state are generally unlikely to be changed, while the behavior schedule of the user in the schedule table 22 is changed every day. Since it is considered that there are many cases, it is possible to change the scheduled state of the target devices 41, ..., 4n by changing the action data of the schedule table 22.

(Second Embodiment of the Present Invention) A device state management apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is a data format of a status processing correspondence table in the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a device status management according to the present embodiment. 7 shows a flowchart of a management operation in the device.

In the figure, the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment is similar to the device status management apparatus according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and has a recording section 20 having a plurality of tables.
A state deciding means 11 for deciding an expected state of the device by referring to each table of the recording unit 20, and changing the state of the device with respect to the target devices 41, ..., 4n which are the devices to be managed. And an execution control means (12) for performing the operation. In addition to this configuration, a device detection means (13) for detecting the current state of the device is provided in the arithmetic unit (10), and the planned state of the device is
A state processing correspondence table 23 is added to associate the current device state, the device change setting process, the message, and the device targeted for the message, which are acquired from the device detection unit 13, and are registered in the recording unit 20 as the current related data.
The state determination means 11 determines the change processing of the target devices 41, ..., 4n by referring to the currently related data of the state processing correspondence table 23.

The state determining means 11 performs the management operation as in the first embodiment, and the target devices 41, ...
The device ID, which is an identifier for n, is acquired to determine the planned state of the device, and the state processing correspondence table is determined from the device ID, the planned state of the device, and the current device state detected by the device state detection unit 13. To obtain the target device of the process, the device change setting process, the message and the message target device, and determine the device change process.
The execution control unit 12 is configured to execute a device changing process for a device targeted for the process and notify the message target device of the message.

Before the management operation of the target device by the device status management apparatus according to the present embodiment, the user executes a registration operation in advance, and the input means 30 is used to correspond to the action status as in the first embodiment. The table 21 and the schedule table 22 are registered based on the respective tables, and in addition to the registration, the state processing correspondence table 23 is also registered based on the state processing correspondence table 23. The registration operation in the state processing correspondence table 23 will be described below.

The user, using the input means 30, uses the device ID and the planned state of the target devices 41, ..., 4n and the current state of the target devices 41, ..., 4n (before the planned state of the device). And the processing target device I corresponding to the combination.
The D, the message, and the message target device ID are registered in the state processing correspondence table 23 as currently related data. The state processing correspondence table 23 that has completed this registration
The data format of is as shown in FIG. In FIG. 5, the process is a device change setting process defined by the user according to the planned state of the device and the current state of the device, and the process target device ID is the target device to be processed, and the message The target device ID is an identifier of a target device that is a target of notification of the message.

Next, the management operation of the device status management apparatus according to this embodiment, which operates using each of the action status correspondence table 21, schedule table 22, and status processing correspondence table 23 registered by the input means 30, will be described. . First, similarly to the management operation of the device status management apparatus according to the first embodiment, steps 101 to 105 are executed, and the device ID and the planned condition of the device are read by the condition determination means 11. The state determining unit 11 outputs the read device ID to the device state detecting unit 13 (step 206), and the device state detecting unit 13 causes the target device 41 (42, ...) As the target of the input device ID. ,
The current state of 4n) is detected (step 207), and the detected current state of the device is output to the state determining means 11 (step 208).

The state determining means 11 retrieves the current related data in the state processing correspondence table 23 based on the input current state of the device, the device ID and the planned state of the device (step 209). By this search, information on the corresponding line processing, processing target device ID, message, and message target device ID in the current related data of the status processing correspondence table 23 that matches the current device status, device ID, and planned status of the device. Is read (step 210).
The read processing is applied to the target device 41 (42, ..., 4)
n), which is determined as the changing process and is output to the execution control unit 12 together with the read process target device ID, message, and message target device ID (step 21).
1). The execution control means 12 applies the target device 41 (4) to the device corresponding to the input processing target device ID.
(2, ..., 4n) is executed (step 2
12) The message is delivered to the device corresponding to the message target device ID (step 213).

According to the device status management apparatus of this embodiment,
When the user registers in advance in the action state correspondence table 21, the schedule table 22 and the state processing correspondence table 23, the state determining means 11 determines the planned state of the device based on the action state correspondence table 21 and the schedule table 22. The device change process is determined based on the state process correspondence table 23 based on the determined state of the device and the current state of the device detected by the device state detection unit 13, and the execution control unit 12 determines the device change process. Since change processing is executed, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the target device by simply registering it in the schedule table 22 in accordance with the action schedule, and in addition, in the event of unauthorized use, it is possible to deal with it and deliver a message. High-level management of equipment can be performed easily.

(Other Embodiments of the Present Invention) The first embodiment
Alternatively, in the device state management apparatus according to the second embodiment, the user simply registers in the schedule table 22 based on the action schedule. For example, weekdays 1, weekdays 2, weekdays 2, ... n, holiday 1, holiday 2, ..., Holiday n, and the schedule may be named and stored in advance as a template, and may be selected from the template when registered in the schedule table 22.
By creating the template in advance, registration in the schedule table 22 can be performed in a short time.

In the device status management apparatus according to the second embodiment, when the device status detecting means 13 cannot detect the current status of the device of the target device, it is considered as a failure. The configuration can be adopted, and the recovery processing can be performed on the target device with respect to the failure of the target device, and the fact of the failure of the target device can be notified. In the device state management device according to the first or second embodiment, the user IDs in the related data of the action state correspondence table 21 are prioritized,
The state determination means 11 of the previous term can also be configured to specify the scheduled state of the device to be determined based on the priority order, and prevent troubles due to conflict with the scheduled use of the same device by a plurality of user IDs in the same time zone. You can

In the device status management apparatus according to the second embodiment, the user IDs in the currently related data of the status processing correspondence table 23 are prioritized, and the previous term status determining means is based on the priority. 11 can also be configured to specify the change processing of the device to be decided,
It is possible to prevent troubles due to conflict with the usage schedule of the same device in the same time period by multiple user IDs. In addition,
In the device state management apparatus according to the first or second embodiment, the execution control means 12 changes the state or executes the process. In addition to this configuration, the target device 41 ,. ..Target device 41 before changing the state or executing processing for 4n, ..
.., 4n or its target devices 41, ... It is possible to avoid problems such as loss of data on the volatile recording device due to changing the state or executing processing.

The equipment state management apparatus according to the first or second embodiment has a configuration in which the execution control means 12 changes the state or executes processing. In addition to this configuration, Target device 41, ...
4n may be configured to be performed before changing or executing the notification of the change or execution of the target devices 41, ..., 4n before changing the state or executing the process. It is possible to avoid a problem such as loss of data on the volatile recording device due to changing the state or performing processing on the devices 41, ..., 4n.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, an action state correspondence table composed of related data that associates the action of the user and the setting state of the device registered in advance, the action of the user, and the action time are specified. Based on the schedule table of the behavior data, the state determining means determines the scheduled state of the device, and the execution control means controls the state of the target device to the determined scheduled state of the device. Easy management of changes such as the planned status of the target device by changing the schedule table that specifies the user's activity schedule as activity data without changing the activity status correspondence table of the related data associated with the setting status of There is an effect that can be performed.

Further, in the present invention, the data of a plurality of users is registered in the related data of the action state correspondence table and / or the action data of the schedule table, and the state determining means determines each user in the table. Since the scheduled state of the device is determined from the data, and the execution control means changes the state of the target device to the scheduled state of the determined device, the action state correspondence table uses one or a plurality of devices. There is an effect that it can be managed by a person's action schedule.

Further, in the present invention, the state determining means determines the change processing of the equipment based on the planned state of the equipment and the current state of the equipment detected by the equipment state detecting means based on the state processing correspondence table. However, since the execution control unit executes the change process of the device, the illegal use of the target device is prevented only by registering in the schedule table in accordance with the action schedule, and even when the illegal use occurs, As a result, it is possible to deliver the message and easily perform advanced management of the device.

Further, in the present invention, priority is given to each user, and when the state determining means cannot determine one planned state of the device to be determined based on the table, the priority of the user is determined. Since the scheduled state of the device is determined based on the scheduled state of the device to be determined based on the scheduled state of the device, it is possible to prevent a malfunction due to a conflict with the scheduled use of the same device by a plurality of users in the same time zone.

Further, according to the present invention, priority is given to each user, and when the state determining means cannot determine one device change process to be determined based on the state process correspondence table, the user of the user is determined. Since the device change process is determined by specifying the device change process that should be decided based on the priority order, it is possible to prevent the problem caused by the conflict due to the competition between the multiple users for the same device in the same time period. Play.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a device status management device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a data format of an action state correspondence table and a schedule table in the device state management device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of management operation in the device status management apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a device status management device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a data format c of a state processing correspondence table in the device state management apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of management operation in the device status management apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a data format of a device management table in a conventional device status management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Operation part 11 State determination means 12 Execution control means 13 Device status detection means 20 recording section 21 Action state correspondence table 22 Schedule table 23 State processing correspondence table 30 Input means 41, ..., 4n Target equipment

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A behavior state correspondence table in which a behavior of a user and a setting state of a device are associated and registered as related data, and a behavior schedule specified by the behavior of the user and its behavior time are registered as behavior data. A schedule table, a state determining unit that determines a scheduled state of the device by referring to the action data of the schedule table and related data of the action state correspondence table, and a target device based on the determined scheduled state of the device An apparatus state management device comprising: an execution control unit that controls a state. 2. The device status management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the associated data of the activity status correspondence table and / or the activity data of the schedule table are registered for each user. 3. The device status management device according to claim 1, wherein the device status detection unit detects a current status of the device, the planned status of the device, the current status of the device acquired from the device detection unit, A state change correspondence table for registering the change setting process of the device preset by the user, the message contents and the message target device in association with each other as the current related data, and the state determining means stores the current related data of the state process corresponding table. A device status management device characterized by determining a device change process by referring to the device. 4. The device status management device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein a priority order is assigned to each user in the related data of the action status correspondence table, and the planned status of the device to be determined by the status determining means. When there are a plurality of items, the device status management device is characterized in that the planned status of the device to be determined is specified based on the priority. 5. The device status management device according to claim 3, wherein a priority order is given to each user in the currently related data of the status processing correspondence table, and a device change process to be decided by the state decision means is performed. When there are a plurality of devices, a device status management device is characterized in that a device change process to be determined is specified based on the priority.