JP2020123120A - Instrument registration system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an instrument registration system capable of allowing easily performing a necessary procedure for a facility instrument and improving convenience of a user or a manager of the facility instrument, when using the facility instrument.SOLUTION: An instrument registration system comprises a server device 2, a facility instrument 10 capable of communicating with the server device 2, and external instruments 30 and 40 capable of communicating with the server device 2. The facility instrument 10 comprises an operation instrument 12 having a display unit 17 displaying an image related to image data including information required for a predetermined registration procedure for the facility instrument 10. A user side external instrument 30 is configured to be accessible to the server device 2 based on the information obtained from the image displayed on the display unit 17. The server device 2 is configured to perform predetermined registration for the facility instrument 10 in response to an access from the user side external instrument 30, and transmit registration information including a registration state to the facility instrument 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a device registration system that includes a server device, a plurality of facility devices that can communicate with the server device, and a plurality of external devices that can communicate with the server device, and that performs a device registration of the facility device.

In recent years, various electronic devices have become capable of communicating via a wide area communication network such as the Internet. For example, an operating device for operating various facility devices such as a water heater and a heating device has a communication function, A system in which a facility device and a server device are communicably connected via a network is used.

Patent Document 1 includes a terminal device (heat source device or the like), a remote controller that communicates with the terminal device and operates the terminal device, a server that distributes data to the remote controller, and the like, and the remote controller operates the terminal device. A remote control system is disclosed that is configured to obtain information for performing from a terminal device and a server.

According to the remote control system described in Patent Document 1, the remote control transmits the information of the terminal device received from the terminal device to the server, the server side searches the remote control operation information of the terminal device, and the detected operation information is sent to the remote control side. By transmitting the information to the remote controller, the setting for operating the terminal device can be performed on the remote controller based on the received operation information.

JP, 2004-219000, A

However, the remote control system described in Patent Document 1 is merely a system for performing settings for operating a terminal device via transmission/reception of data between the remote control and the server, and the remote control and the server are networked. It cannot be said that the functions of the created system are fully utilized.

For example, when using equipment that uses gas, it is necessary to perform procedures such as contracting a plan and opening the gas. Conventionally, such a procedure is one in which a user of the equipment acquires the URL and contact information of a web page for performing the procedure from an instruction manual and the like, and then uses the equipment in a predetermined form on the web page. It is necessary to enter predetermined information such as the identification number, the user's name and address, and to exchange these predetermined information with the operator by telephone, which complicates the operation of the user.

In addition, in recent years, so-called private lodging has become popular, in which part or all of a home or a room in an apartment is lent to others for a fee. Alternatively, it is possible for people who borrow the room to actually use the equipment to perform the necessary procedures to make it unavailable, and the usage status of the equipment installed in the room (gas usage And use of the equipment so that the manager of the room (that is, the person who actually owns and manages the equipment) can easily understand the estimated usage charge of gas based on the usage amount) The importance of improving the convenience of people and managers of equipment is increasing.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and makes it possible to easily perform necessary procedures for the equipment when using the equipment, which is convenient for users and managers of the equipment. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device registration system capable of improving performance.

The characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is
A server device, a plurality of equipment devices capable of communicating with the server device, and a plurality of external devices capable of communicating with the server device,
The equipment has an operation equipment having a display unit for displaying an image related to image data including information necessary for a predetermined registration procedure for the equipment,
The external device is configured to be accessible to the server device based on information obtained from the image displayed on the display unit of the facility device,
The server device is configured to perform predetermined registration regarding the equipment device in response to access from the external device.

According to the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, the equipment can display the image data including the information necessary for the predetermined registration procedure on the equipment on the display unit. Then, the user or administrator of the equipment device accesses the server device based on the information obtained from the image data displayed on the equipment device by the external device used by itself, and the server device accesses the external device. According to the above, a predetermined registration can be performed for the equipment.
That is, for those who perform the procedure necessary for registration of use of facility equipment, those who rent a room in which equipment equipment is installed and perform the procedures required for registration for starting/stopping use of facility equipment, and those who rent a room Those who perform the procedures necessary for the registration of the start of use and the registration of stop of use of the equipment, the information obtained from the image displayed on the display unit (for example, the identification information of the equipment and the registration of use/start of use/stop of use registration) Access the web page using an external device based on the URL of the web page for performing the necessary procedures, etc., and enter the contact information of the user himself/herself or the administrator in the prescribed form on the web page. By doing so, the procedure required for the predetermined registration can be easily performed without searching for and obtaining the identification number of the equipment and the URL of the web page from the instruction manual.
In addition, when the image related to the image data displays a two-dimensional code including URL information for accessing the web page associated with the identification number of the equipment, the displayed two-dimensional code is displayed on the external device. By reading, the URL information is taken into the external device. Therefore, a person who performs the necessary procedure can easily access the web page without inputting the URL into the external device by himself, and can input the URL himself or the identification number on the predetermined form on the web page. It is possible to easily perform the procedures required for predetermined registration such as use registration, use start registration, and use stop registration, without requiring complicated work such as inputting.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the server device is configured to transmit registration information including a registration status of the facility device to the facility device.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since the registration information including the registration status of the equipment is transmitted from the server device to the equipment, for example, the equipment itself that uses the registration information received by the equipment that received the registration information is used. It can be enabled or disabled.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the facility device displays a display related to the registration information transmitted from the server device on the display unit.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the user or the administrator of the equipment can know the registration status of the equipment by checking the display on the display unit.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the server device is an administrator-side external device used by an administrator of the facility device among the external devices and the facility device among the external devices. The point is that the registration information including the registration status of the equipment is transmitted to at least one of the user-side external devices used by the user.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since the registration information of the equipment is transmitted to at least one of the administrator-side external equipment and the user-side external equipment, the equipment-equipment manager and the equipment-equipment user can access the external equipment. By confirming the transmitted registration information, the registration status of the equipment can be known.

Further, as a further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention, the server device is configured to perform use start registration and use stop registration of the facility device in response to an access from the external device. There is a point.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the server device can perform the use start registration and the use stop registration of the facility device in response to the access from the external device. Therefore, for example, when the server device transmits the registration information including the registration status indicating that the use start registration or the use stop registration is made to the equipment device, the registration information received by the equipment device that received the registration information is It can make itself available or unavailable.
As described above, according to the above characteristic configuration, the user of the equipment device or the administrator of the equipment device can easily perform the procedure necessary for the registration of the start of use and the registration of the stop of the use. You can make a device available or unavailable.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the facility device is configured to transmit usage information including a usage status of the facility device to the server device.

According to the above-mentioned characteristic configuration, since the usage information is transmitted from the equipment to the server device, the usage status of the equipment can be grasped on the server device side.
Specifically, the server device can grasp the usage status such as the usage frequency and the gas usage amount based on the usage information transmitted from the equipment.

Further, a further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the server device is an administrator-side external device used by an administrator of the facility device among the external devices and the facility device among the external devices. The utilization information transmitted from the equipment is transmitted to at least one of the user-side external devices used by the user.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since the usage information of the facility device is transmitted to at least one of the administrator-side external device and the user-side external device, it is actually used with a person who is actually managing the facility device. Even if the person who is using the equipment is different from the person who uses the equipment, the administrator of the equipment can understand the usage status of the equipment based on the transmitted usage information. By confirming the usage information transmitted to, the usage status of the equipment can be grasped.

A further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the facility device has a storage unit that stores the image data,
The image data is transmitted from the server device and stored in the storage unit of the equipment.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since it is not necessary to create image data on the equipment side, the image related to the image data can be displayed on the display unit even when the processing capacity on the equipment side is relatively low.

A further characteristic configuration of the device registration system according to the present invention is that the image data displays a two-dimensional code that can be read by the user-side external device.

According to the above characteristic configuration, since the two-dimensional code that can be read by the user-side external device is displayed on the display unit, the user only needs to read the two-dimensional code by the user-side external device and the user-side external device Information necessary for the registration procedure is captured in the device. Therefore, the user can access and register the server device through the external device on the user side without the trouble of manually inputting the URL for accessing the web page and the identification number of the equipment device. Therefore, the convenience of the user is improved.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a device registration system according to an embodiment. It is a front view showing a remote control device of equipment in a device registration system concerning one embodiment. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a usage registration procedure in the device registration system according to the embodiment. It is a front view showing a remote control device of equipment in a device registration system concerning one embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a process of performing a procedure for use start registration in the device registration system according to the embodiment. It is a front view showing a remote control device of equipment in a device registration system concerning one embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a process of performing a procedure for registration of suspension of use in the device registration system according to the embodiment. It is a front view showing a remote control device of equipment in a device registration system concerning one embodiment.

Hereinafter, a device registration system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a device registration system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the device registration system 1 includes a server device 2, a plurality of facility devices 10 that can communicate with the server device 2 via an information communication network I, and an information communication network I. It is provided with a plurality of external devices 30, 40 capable of communicating with the server device 2. In addition, FIG. 1 illustrates two facilities T (TA, TB), and each facility T is provided with one facility device 10 (10A, 10B) and a router R (RA, RB). , User-side external devices 30 (30A, 30B) such as smartphones, which are owned by two users who use each facility device 10 and are respectively connected to the server device 2 via the router R, are illustrated. The administrator-side external device 40 that is owned by one administrator who manages the device 10B and is connected to the server device 2 via the information communication network I is illustrated.

The server device 2 has a storage unit 3 that stores image data including information necessary for a predetermined registration procedure for facility equipment, a control unit 4 that performs information processing such as creation of image data, and an information communication network I. And a communication unit 5 for performing information communication with the facility device 10 and the external devices 30 and 40. Further, the storage unit 3 stores device information such as the identification number of the facility device 10 and the installation location of which the connection is set in advance.

In the present embodiment, the image data including the information necessary for the registration procedure is a combination of characters and figures, and is created in the JPEG format. The information necessary for the registration procedure is the identification number, the production number, the MAC address of the equipment 10, and the URL for accessing the web page for performing the predetermined registration procedure.

The server device 2 identifies the equipment device 10 that transmits the image data based on the equipment information stored in the storage unit 3, and the connection-set equipment device 10 (more specifically, a remote control device 12 described later). Image data including information necessary for the registration procedure is transmitted to. In addition, in the present embodiment, the server device 2 is configured to previously transmit the image data including the information necessary for the registration procedure to the facility device 10.

In the present embodiment, the facility equipment 10 (10A, 10B) performs a hot water heater 11 having a power generation function as an operating equipment, an operation command for the water heater 11, the state of the water heater 11, the amount of hot water, and the like. The remote control device 12 as an operating device is provided with a display unit 17 that displays a power generation status and displays an image related to image data transmitted from the server device 2. The hot water heater and the remote control device that compose each equipment 10 (10A, 10B, 10C) are designated by the same reference numerals.

In addition, in the present embodiment, one of the two equipments 10 is installed in the house as an owner of a house (facility TA) as a general residence for himself/herself. Yes, it is assumed that the user and the administrator are the same person, and the other equipment 10B is installed in the house by the administrator of the house so that the user of the house (facility TB) as a private lodging facility can use it. It is assumed that the person who actually uses the equipment and the owner of the equipment 10B are different persons.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the remote control device 12 includes a storage unit 13 that stores various information such as an identification number of each facility device 10, a function, a usage status, and an installation location, and a water heater 11 and information by wire or wireless A communication unit 14 for communicating and performing information communication with the server device 2 via the router R, a control unit 15 for controlling the operation of the remote control device 12, and an operation command from the user of the equipment device 10 to the equipment device 10. An input receiving unit 16 having a plurality of switches for receiving inputs such as, and a display unit 17 capable of displaying an image related to image data of a predetermined format transmitted from the server device 2.

In the present embodiment, in the remote control device 12, the image data including information necessary for the registration procedure for each equipment 10 is transmitted from the server device 2, and the received image data is stored in the storage unit 13 in advance. When the user of the facility device 10 appropriately operates the operation button, the image related to the predetermined image data is displayed on the display unit 17 according to the operation content.

Further, the remote control device 12 is configured to send usage information including the usage status of the equipment 10 to the server device 2, and the sent usage information is stored in the storage unit 3 of the server device 2. ing.

The user-side external device 30 (30A, 30B) is a communication device such as a mobile phone that is configured to be accessible to the server device 2 based on information obtained from the image displayed on the display unit 17 of the remote control device 12. In the present embodiment, the so-called QR code (registered trademark) is read, and the predetermined information included in the QR code can be taken in. Also, the administrator-side external device 40 includes a display unit (not shown) and the like, and is configured such that the usage information is transmitted from the server device 2 and the transmitted usage information is displayed on the display unit. There is.

Next, by the device registration system 1 according to the present embodiment, the procedure for registration (use registration) necessary when the facility device 10 is used for the first time, and the facility device 10 that has already been registered for use, the facility device 10 With reference to the drawings, the process of performing procedures for registration (use start registration) required when a person who is not the administrator of the service starts (use start registration) or registration (use stop registration) necessary when the use is stopped is explained with reference to the drawings. To do. In the following description, as image data including information necessary for a predetermined registration procedure, image data including information necessary for use registration procedure, image data including information necessary for use start registration procedure, and An example is shown in which image data including information necessary for registration of suspension of use is transmitted.

First, regarding the equipment 10A, a case where the user of the equipment 10A performs a procedure for use registration will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. In the following, the image data including the information necessary for the use registration procedure is a sentence notifying that the procedure for the use registration needs to be performed and a two-dimensional code (so-called a two-dimensional code readable by the user-side external device 30 It is image data (first image data) in JPEG format that displays a QR code (registered trademark). The two-dimensional code is associated with the identification number of the equipment 10A, and the usage registration of the equipment 10A is performed. URL information for accessing the web page is included.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the user who is going to perform the procedure for the use registration of the facility device 10A from now on displays the image including the information necessary for the procedure (that is, the image related to the first image data) on the display unit 17 4 is displayed by, for example, long-pressing the “drive” button provided as the input reception unit 16 (process #1), and in the process #2, the control unit 15 performs a predetermined process, and as shown in FIG. As shown, the image G1 related to the first image data is displayed on the display unit 17, and the process proceeds to step #3.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the user of the equipment 10A reads the two-dimensional code displayed on the display unit 17 by the user-side external device 30 (step #3). As a result, the URL information included in the two-dimensional code is taken into the user-side external device 30, and the user can easily access the web page using the user-side external device 30.

After that, the user of the equipment 10A inputs necessary items (for example, name, mail address, etc.) into a predetermined form on the web page (step #4). Then, the input items are transmitted to the server device 2 via the information communication network I (step #5). Then, in the process #6, the server device 2 causes the equipment device (in the present embodiment, equipment device) in which the identification number associated with the web page in which the necessary information is input matches the identification number stored in the storage unit 3. For 10A), usage registration is performed based on the input items and various device information stored in the storage unit 3.

Thereafter, in step #7, the server device 2 transmits the registration information including the registration status of the equipment 10A (that is, the information that the use registration has been performed) to the equipment 10A. Then, the equipment 10A that has received the registration information sets the equipment 10A in an available state according to the received registration information (step #8).

Next, in the case where a person who uses the facility TB as a private lodging facility performs a procedure for use start registration to temporarily use the equipment 10B, uses the equipment 10B for a certain period, and then performs a procedure for registration of suspension of use. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. In the following, the image data including the information necessary for the registration of use start/suspension registration is a sentence and a user external device informing that the procedure for use start registration/usage stop registration is required. Image data (second and third image data) in a JPEG format that displays a two-dimensional code (so-called QR code) that can be read by 30. The two-dimensional code is associated with the identification number of the equipment 10B. The URL information for accessing the web page for performing the start registration or the stop registration of the equipment 10B is included.

As shown in FIG. 5, a person who temporarily uses the facility device 10B (temporary user) displays an image (that is, an image related to the second image data) including information necessary for the procedure of the use start registration. In order to display it on 17, the appropriate buttons provided as the input accepting unit 16 are operated (process #11), and in the process #12, the operation by the temporary user is accepted by the input accepting unit 16, and the control unit 15 sets a predetermined value. Then, the image G2 related to the second image data is displayed on the display unit 17, as shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the temporary user of the equipment 10B reads the two-dimensional code displayed on the display unit 17 by the user-side external device 30 (step #13). As a result, the URL information included in the two-dimensional code is taken into the user-side external device 30, and the temporary user can easily access the web page using the user-side external device 30.

After that, the temporary user of the equipment 10B inputs necessary items (for example, name, mail address, etc.) in a predetermined form on the web page (step #14). Then, the input items are transmitted to the server device 2 via the information communication network I (step #15). Then, in step #16, the server device 2 performs use start registration of the facility device 10B based on the input items and various device information stored in the storage unit 3.

Then, in step #17, the server device 2 transmits registration information including the registration status of the equipment 10B (that is, information that the use start registration of the equipment 10B has been registered) to the equipment 10B, The registration information about the equipment 10B is transmitted to the administrator-side external equipment 40 possessed by the administrator of the equipment 10B. This allows the administrator of the equipment 10B to know that the use start registration has been made for the equipment 10B.

Then, the equipment 10B that has received the registration information sets the equipment 10B in an available state according to the received registration information (step #18). In the present embodiment, the facility device 10B sequentially transmits the gas usage amount to the server device 2 as the usage information including the usage status.

Next, when the temporary user stops using the facility device 10B after using the facility device 10B for a certain period of time, the process proceeds to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, and as shown in the same figure, the temporary user registers the suspension of use. In order to display an image (that is, an image related to the third image data) including the information necessary for the procedure of (1) on the display unit 17 (step #21), the temporary user operates in step #22. The operation is accepted by the input accepting unit 16, the control unit 15 performs a predetermined process, and the image G3 related to the third image data is displayed on the display unit 17, as shown in FIG.

Then, the temporary user of the equipment 10B in FIG. 7 reads the two-dimensional code displayed on the display unit 17 by the user-side external device 30 (step #23). As a result, the URL information included in the two-dimensional code is taken into the user-side external device 30, and the temporary user can easily access the web page using the user-side external device 30.

After that, the temporary user of the equipment 10B inputs necessary items (for example, name, mail address, etc.) in a predetermined form on the web page (step #24). Then, the input items are transmitted to the server device 2 through the information communication network I (step #25). Then, in step #26, the server device 2 determines the facility device 10B to be registered for suspension of use based on the input items and the various device information stored in the storage unit 3, and uses the facility device 10B. Register for suspension.

Then, in step #27, the server device 2 transmits registration information including the registration status of the equipment 10B (that is, information that the use suspension registration of the equipment 10B is registered) to the equipment 10B, The registration information about the equipment 10B is transmitted to the administrator-side external equipment 40 possessed by the administrator of the equipment 10B. This allows the administrator of the equipment 10B to know that the suspension of use of the equipment 10B has been registered.

After that, the equipment 10B that has received the registration information sets the equipment 10B in an unusable state according to the received registration information (step #28).

Then, in step #29, the server device 2 determines the amount of gas used (usage information) stored in the storage unit 3 from the time when the use start registration is made to the equipment device 10B to the time when the use stop registration is made. Based on this, the fee determined by the amount of gas used by the temporary user during the period in which the temporary user was using the equipment 10B is estimated, and in step #30, the server device 2 uses the estimated fee. The information is transmitted to the administrator-side external device 40 as information. As a result, the administrator can know the estimated charge generated by the use of gas by the temporary user, and therefore the administrator of the equipment 10B (a person who provides the house in which the equipment 10B is installed as a private lodging facility). ), it is easy for temporary users (those who use the house in which the equipment 10B is installed as a private lodging facility) to bill the approximate cost generated by the use of gas when billing the private lodging fee. Become.

As described above, according to the device registration system of the present embodiment, it is necessary for various registration procedures when performing necessary procedures for use registration, use start registration, and use stop registration of the facility device 10. The images G1, G2 and G3 relating to the image data (first, second and third image data) including such information are displayed on the display unit 17. Therefore, the user or administrator of the equipment 10 can easily perform the procedures required for various registrations without searching for and obtaining the identification number or the URL of the web page required for the procedure from the instruction manual. it can.

Further, according to the device registration system according to the present embodiment, the usage information including the usage status of the facility device 10 is transmitted to the administrator-side external device 40 via the server device 2. Therefore, even when the person who actually manages the equipment 10 differs from the person who actually uses the equipment 10, the person who actually manages the equipment 10 can know the usage information of the equipment 10. it can.

[Another embodiment]
[1] In the above embodiment, the configuration is shown in which one facility device 10 (10A, 10B) is provided in each of the two facilities T, but the configuration is not limited to this, and the number of facilities is one or more. Alternatively, a plurality of facility devices may be installed in one facility.

[2] In the above embodiment, the image data was created in the JPEG format, but the invention is not limited to this, and it may be created in the GIF, PNG, or other image data format. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the two-dimensional code is displayed as the image related to the image data, but if the display allows the user to know the information necessary for the predetermined registration procedure, characters and figures, these You may make it display what combined. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the image data created by the server device 2 is transmitted to the equipment 10 in advance and stored in the storage unit 13, but the image data is created by an appropriate external device other than the server device 2. Alternatively, it may be stored in the storage unit 13 in advance. Further, the image data may not be stored in the storage unit 13, and, for example, when an operation for performing usage registration is performed, a message to that effect is transmitted to the server device 2 and the server that has received the signal. The device 2 may transmit the image data including the information necessary for the use registration procedure to the equipment 10 and display the image data received by the equipment 10 on the display unit 17.

[3] In the above-described embodiment, the facility device 10 includes a water heater 11 having a power generation function and a remote control device 12, but includes a heating device, a fuel cell device, and other energy devices instead of the water heater. Is also good. In the above embodiment, the water heater 11 and the remote controller 12 are made to correspond one-to-one. However, for example, when the water heater and the heating device are installed in one building, the remote controller is provided. May be capable of operating these two devices, and in this case, the display unit of the remote control device can appropriately display the image related to the image data in a manner in which the device can be distinguished. You can do it.

[4] In the above embodiment, the equipment 10 transmits the gas usage amount to the server device 2 as usage information including the usage status of the equipment 10, but the invention is not limited to this. As the usage information including the usage status, the driving mode and the presence/absence of an error can be exemplified.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the facility device 10 is configured to sequentially transmit the amount of gas used as the usage information. However, after the usage suspension registration is performed, the usage start registration is performed and then the usage suspension registration is performed. The amount of gas used in the period up to may be transmitted.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the usage information including the usage status is not transmitted from the server device 2 to the user-side external device 30, but the server device 2 transmits the usage information to the user-side external device 30. It may be configured to.
Further, the facility device 10 may be configured not to transmit the usage information including the usage status to the server device 2.

[5] In the above embodiment, the user uses the user-side external device 30 to perform use start registration and use stop registration, but the administrator uses the administrator-side external device 40 to perform these registrations. You can go.
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the registration information that the use registration, the use start registration, and the use stop registration are performed is not transmitted to the user-side external device 30, but the server device 2 uses the registration information. May be transmitted to the user-side external device 30. Further, when the facility device 10 receives the registration information that the use registration, the use start registration, and the use stop registration have been performed, the facility device 10 is configured to display the display related to the received registration information on the display unit 17. It may be.

[6] In the above embodiment, the server device 2 performs use registration, use start registration, and use stop registration regarding the facility device 10 in response to access from the external devices 30 and 40, and registers registration information including these registration statuses. Although the transmission is performed to the equipment 10, the present invention is not limited to this, and the server device 2 may simply perform use registration, use start registration, and use stop registration.

[7] The configuration disclosed in each of the above-described embodiments (including another embodiment) can be applied in combination with the configuration disclosed in another embodiment as long as no contradiction occurs, and The embodiment disclosed in the specification is an exemplification, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately modified within a range not departing from the object of the present invention.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention provides a device registration system capable of easily performing necessary procedures for the facility device when using the facility device and improving convenience of users and managers of the facility device. Available.

1 Equipment Registration System 2 Server Device 10 (10A, 10B) Equipment 12 Remote Control Device (Operation Device)
13 storage unit 17 display unit 30 user-side external device 40 administrator-side external device

Claims (9)

A server device, a plurality of equipment devices capable of communicating with the server device, and a plurality of external devices capable of communicating with the server device,
The equipment has an operation equipment having a display unit for displaying an image related to image data including information necessary for a predetermined registration procedure for the equipment,
The external device is configured to be accessible to the server device based on information obtained from the image displayed on the display unit of the facility device,
The device registration system, wherein the server device is configured to perform a predetermined registration regarding the facility device in response to an access from the external device. The device registration system according to claim 1, wherein the server device is configured to transmit registration information including a registration status of the facility device to the facility device. The device registration system according to claim 2, wherein the facility device displays a display related to the registration information transmitted from the server device on the display unit. The server device includes at least one of an administrator-side external device used by a manager of the facility device among the external devices and a user-side external device used by a user of the facility device among the external devices, The device registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which transmits registration information including a registration status of a facility device. The device registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the server device is configured to perform use start registration and use stop registration of the equipment device in response to an access from the external device. .. The device registration system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the equipment device is configured to transmit usage information including a usage status of the equipment device to the server device. The server device includes at least one of an administrator-side external device used by a manager of the facility device among the external devices and a user-side external device used by a user of the facility device among the external devices, The device registration system according to claim 6, which is configured to transmit the usage information transmitted from the facility device. The equipment has a storage unit for storing the image data,
The device registration system according to claim 1, wherein the image data is transmitted from the server device and stored in the storage unit of the facility device. The device registration system according to claim 1, wherein the image data displays a two-dimensional code that can be read by the external device.

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