JP6348440B2 - Equipment to keep the environment of animal and plant breeding grounds appropriate - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for appropriately maintaining the environment of an animal and plant breeding ground.

  In order to increase the yield and quality of animals and plants to be cultivated in vinyl farms for cultivating agricultural crops, farms for cultivating marine products, livestock farms for cultivating livestock products, Management of environmental attributes such as illuminance, carbon dioxide concentration, soil moisture, and water quality is important.

  In order to manage the environmental attributes of animal and plant breeding grounds, a mechanism may be considered in which measuring devices such as thermometers and hygrometers are arranged in the breeding grounds, and the measurement results are notified from the measuring equipment to the manager of the growing ground.

  In the above-described mechanism, for example, when an illuminometer that measures illuminance by sunlight is arranged in the breeding ground, it is not meaningful to operate the illuminometer at night. Therefore, if the operating rate of the illuminometer is reduced at night, the power consumption of the illuminometer is reduced.

  As a document that discloses a mechanism for changing the operating rate of the measuring device depending on whether it is day or night, there is, for example, Patent Document 1. According to Patent Literature 1, the slave unit of the wireless meter reading communicator performs day / night identification based on the current time received from the master unit, and the intermittent operation time performed by the slave unit is short in the middle and long at night. A mechanism for reducing power consumption is described.

JP 2006-054683 A

  When a measuring device for measuring environmental attributes is installed in an animal and plant breeding ground, when data indicating a measurement result by the measuring device (hereinafter referred to as “measurement attribute data”) is transmitted to the server device, the server device grows the growing ground. It is possible to notify the manager of the measurement result, and to instruct proper control from the server device to the air conditioner installed in the breeding ground.

  In many cases, the installation of power cables and communication cables in the breeding grounds involves many restrictions. Therefore, it is desirable to use a measurement device that operates on a battery and transmits measurement attribute data by wireless communication, without requiring installation of a power cable or a communication cable.

  When the measurement device and the server device directly perform data communication, the measurement device needs to be connected to a public communication network such as a mobile phone network, and consumes a large amount of power. As a result, the battery of the measuring device needs to be frequently replaced or charged.

  If the relay device that receives data wirelessly from the measuring device and wirelessly transmits the received data to the server device is installed in the breeding ground, the measuring device may perform short-range wireless communication with the relay device, The power consumption of the measuring device can be suppressed.

  In addition, since a relay apparatus can be installed in arbitrary places in a breeding ground, in many cases, it can receive power supply with a cable. Further, in many cases, the use of a public communication network from a relay device to a server device involves charging a communication fee according to the amount and number of data communications.

  As described above, the present invention provides a measuring device arranged in an animal and plant breeding ground, a server device that uses data indicating measurement results of the measuring device, and a relay device that relays data communication from the measuring device to the server device. An object of the present invention is to provide means for realizing reduction of power consumption or communication fee.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a measurement device that measures environmental attributes of a plant and animal breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating the measurement results, and a server that receives measurement attribute data generated by the measurement device and receives the measurement attribute data. A device for a system including a relay device that transmits to a device and the server device, and includes a proper attribute acquisition unit that acquires appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for growth of the animals and plants, and the measurement device. Based on the measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring the measurement attribute data indicating the generated environmental attribute, the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition means, and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition means, from the relay device An apparatus comprising: a determination unit that determines a rule regarding a transmission timing of measurement attribute data to the server apparatus.

  In addition, the present invention provides a measuring device that measures environmental attributes of an animal and plant breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating a measurement result, and a relay device that receives the measurement attribute data generated by the measuring device and transmits it to the server device And an apparatus for a system comprising the server device, the appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants, and the environmental attribute generated by the measuring device. A measurement attribute for the relay device from the measurement device based on the measurement attribute acquisition unit for acquiring the measurement attribute data to be shown, the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition unit, and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition unit There is provided an apparatus comprising: a determination unit that determines a rule regarding data transmission timing.

  In addition, the present invention provides a measuring device that measures environmental attributes of an animal and plant breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating a measurement result, and a relay device that receives the measurement attribute data generated by the measuring device and transmits it to the server device And an apparatus for a system comprising the server device, the appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants, and the environmental attribute generated by the measuring device. Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring the measurement attribute data to be shown, the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition means, and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition means. A device comprising a determining means for determining a rule

  In the above apparatus, the determination unit transmits the data by using the threshold when the change amount of the environmental attribute exceeds the threshold as a trigger, or when the time has elapsed. A configuration may be adopted in which the rule indicating the time is determined.

  The present invention also provides a plurality of measuring devices that measure environmental attributes of animal and plant breeding grounds and generate measurement attribute data indicating the measurement results, and measurement attribute data generated by the plurality of measuring devices, and receive the server attributes. A device for a system comprising a relay device for transmitting and the server device, and suitable attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for growth of the animals and plants, and a plurality of measuring devices Based on the measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring the measurement attribute data indicating the environment attribute generated by any one of the above, the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition means and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition means, An apparatus is provided that includes determination means for determining a rule relating to selection of a measurement device that measures an environmental attribute among a plurality of measurement devices.

  In addition, the present invention provides a measuring device that measures environmental attributes of an animal and plant breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating a measurement result, and a relay device that receives the measurement attribute data generated by the measuring device and transmits it to the server device And an apparatus for a system comprising the server device, the appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants, and the environmental attribute generated by the measuring device. Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring the measurement attribute data to be shown, the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition means, and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition means, There is provided an apparatus comprising a determining means for determining a rule regarding selection.

  In the above apparatus, the apparatus further comprises growth stage acquisition means for acquiring growth stage data indicating the growth stage of the animals and plants, and the appropriate attribute acquisition means corresponds to the growth stage indicated by the growth stage data acquired by the growth stage acquisition means. A configuration in which the appropriate attribute data is acquired may be employed.

  In the above apparatus, the apparatus further includes time acquisition means for acquiring time data indicating the current time, and the appropriate attribute acquisition means corresponds to the current time indicated by the time data acquired by the time acquisition means for one day or one year. A configuration in which the appropriate attribute data is acquired may be employed.

  Further, in the above apparatus, the apparatus further includes weather attribute acquisition means for acquiring weather attribute data indicating the weather attribute in the breeding ground, and the determination means determines the rule based on the weather attribute data acquired by the weather attribute acquisition means. A configuration of determining may be employed.

  Further, in the above apparatus, the system is configured to measure, for each of a plurality of breeding grounds, a measurement device that measures environmental attributes of the breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating a measurement result, and a measurement generated by the measurement device. A relay device that receives attribute data and transmits the attribute data to the server device, and for each of the plurality of breeding grounds, harvest state obtaining means for obtaining harvest state data indicating a state at the time of harvesting the animals and plants in the breeding ground; The appropriate attribute data is generated based on the harvest state data acquired by the harvest state acquisition unit and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition unit regarding the animals and plants harvested in the state indicated by the harvest state data. A configuration of including appropriate attribute generation means may be employed.

  According to the present invention, a system including a measurement device arranged in a plant and animal breeding ground, a server device that uses data indicating measurement results of the measurement device, and a relay device that relays data communication from the measurement device to the server device. , The data transmission timing and the like are adjusted based on the environmental attributes suitable for the growth of animals and plants and the measured environmental attributes. As a result, for example, inconveniences such as unnecessarily high frequency of data transmission are avoided, and reduction of power consumption or communication fee is realized.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a breeding ground monitoring system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the measurement apparatus according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the relay device according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server device according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram exemplifying a data configuration of the breeding field DB stored in the server device according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the measurement attribute DB stored in the server device according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the appropriate attribute DB stored in the server device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a graph showing appropriate values of environmental attributes indicated by appropriate attribute data stored in the server device according to the embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the reference transmission interval DB stored in the server device according to the embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the terminal device according to the embodiment. FIG. 11A is a diagram showing a sequence of processing performed by the breeding ground monitoring system according to the embodiment. FIG. 11B is a diagram showing a sequence of processing performed by the breeding ground monitoring system according to the embodiment.

[Embodiment]
Below, the breeding ground monitoring system 1 concerning one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. The farm monitoring system 1 is a system for monitoring environmental attributes such as temperature, humidity, and illuminance in animal and plant breeding farms such as vinyl houses, farms, and livestock barns.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of the breeding ground monitoring system 1. FIG. 1 shows that measurement attribute data is wirelessly transmitted from one or a plurality of measurement devices 11 arranged in each of a plurality of breeding fields FD and from the measurement device 11 arranged in each of the growth fields FD and arranged in the same growth field FD. A relay device 12 that receives and wirelessly transmits to the server device 13, a server device 13 that receives measurement attribute data transmitted from the measurement device 11 via the relay device 12, and an administrator of the breeding ground FD at the breeding ground FD The terminal device 14 used in order to transmit the data regarding the animals and plants to be grown to the server apparatus 13 is provided.

  In each of the breeding grounds FD, the measurement device 11 and the relay device 12 perform data communication with each other by short-range wireless communication. The short-range wireless communication performed between the measurement device 11 and the relay device 12 follows, for example, ZigBee, but may follow other wireless communication standards such as WiFi.

  The relay device 12 performs data communication with the server device 13 via the mobile phone network 8. The cellular phone network 8 is connected to the Internet 9, and the server device 13 performs data communication with the relay device 12 via the Internet 9. The mobile phone network 8 provides a communication service according to, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), but may provide a communication service according to the communication standard of other mobile phones such as W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).

  The terminal device 14 is a mobile terminal device that is connected to the mobile phone network 8 and can perform data communication with the server device 13 via the Internet 9. Note that the terminal device 14 may not have a call function.

  The measurement device 11 is a measurement device such as a thermometer, a hygrometer, and an illuminometer, for example, and performs measurement periodically at a set time interval (hereinafter referred to as “measurement interval”), and measurement attribute data indicating the measurement result Is generated. The measuring device 11 includes a memory, and temporarily stores the generated measurement attribute data in the memory. In addition, the measurement device 11 includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication according to ZigBee, and periodically measures the measurement attribute data temporarily stored in the memory at a set time interval (hereinafter referred to as “transmission interval”). Send to. Note that the measurement intervals used in different measurement devices 11 may be different. Moreover, the transmission intervals used in different measuring devices 11 may be different.

  The communication unit included in the measurement device 11 updates the set transmission interval according to the transmission interval data transmitted from the relay device 12 in response to the transmission of the measurement attribute data.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the measuring device 11. The components of the measuring device 11 shown in FIG. 2 will be described below. The measurement unit 111 measures the environmental attribute of the measurement target and generates measurement attribute data indicating the measurement result. The storage unit 112 stores measurement attribute data generated by the measurement unit 111. When the stored measurement attribute data is transmitted to the relay device 12, the storage unit 112 deletes the transmitted measurement attribute data.

  The control unit 113 instructs the measurement unit 111 to perform measurement according to the measurement interval. Further, the control unit 113 instructs the transmission unit 114 to transmit the measurement attribute data stored in the storage unit 112 to the relay device 12 according to the transmission interval. The transmission unit 114 transmits the measurement attribute data stored in the storage unit 112 to the relay device 12 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 113.

  The receiving unit 115 receives the transmission interval data transmitted from the relay device 12 in response to the transmission of the measurement attribute data by the transmitting unit 114. The control unit 113 updates the transmission interval set according to the transmission interval data received by the reception unit 115.

  The time measuring means 116 continuously measures the elapsed time from the reference time and generates elapsed time data indicating the elapsed time. Based on the elapsed time indicated by the elapsed time data generated by the time measuring means 116, the control means 113 issues a measurement instruction to the measurement means 111 according to the measurement interval and a transmission instruction of the measurement attribute data to the transmission means 114 according to the transmission interval.

  The relay device 12 includes a communication unit that performs wireless communication according to ZigBee and a communication unit that performs wireless communication according to LTE, and relays data communication between the measurement device 11 and the server device 13. The relay device 12 includes a memory, and temporarily stores measurement attribute data received from the measurement device 11 in the memory. Further, the relay device 12 includes, for example, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), and the amount of change of the environmental attribute indicated by the measurement attribute data received from the measurement device 11 exceeds a set threshold (hereinafter referred to as “change amount threshold”). It is determined whether or not to immediately transmit the measurement attribute data stored in the memory depending on whether or not Note that as a configuration unit for the relay device 12 to perform the determination, an integrated circuit of a type other than the ASIC, a processor that performs data processing according to a program stored in the memory, or the like may be provided.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the relay device 12. Hereinafter, components of the relay device 12 illustrated in FIG. 3 will be described. The receiving unit 121 receives measurement attribute data transmitted from the measurement device 11. The storage unit 122 stores the measurement attribute data received by the reception unit 121. When the stored measurement attribute data is transmitted to the server device 13, the storage unit 122 deletes the remaining measurement attribute data while leaving the latest one.

  The control unit 123 periodically transmits untransmitted measurement attribute data stored in the storage unit 122 to the server device 13 at a predetermined time interval (hereinafter referred to as “transmission interval”). To instruct. Note that the transmission interval used in the relay device 12 may be different from the transmission interval used in the measurement device 11. Hereinafter, as an example, it is assumed that the transmission interval used in the relay device 12 is 10 times the transmission interval used in the measurement device 11.

  In addition, when the reception unit 121 receives new measurement attribute data, the control unit 123 includes the environment attribute indicated by the latest one of the newly received measurement attribute data and the measurement attribute data that has been transmitted to the server device 13. It is determined whether or not the difference from the environmental attribute indicated by the latest one, that is, the amount of change in the period from the last transmission of the environmental attribute to the last reception exceeds a set change amount threshold. When it is determined that the change amount of the environmental attribute exceeds the change amount threshold value, the control unit 123 immediately waits for the passage of time according to the transmission interval, and immediately waits for the server of untransmitted measurement attribute data stored in the storage unit 122. The transmission unit 124 is instructed to transmit to the device 13.

  Further, when the receiving unit 125 receives the transmission interval data from the server device 13, the control unit 123 generates transmission interval data for the measuring device 11 indicating an interval that is 1/10 of the interval indicated by the received transmission interval data. To do.

  The transmission unit 124 transmits untransmitted measurement attribute data stored in the storage unit 122 to the server device 13 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 123. The receiving unit 125 receives transmission interval data and threshold data transmitted from the server device 13 in response to the transmission of the measurement attribute data by the transmitting unit 124. The threshold data is data indicating the change amount threshold. The control unit 123 updates the transmission interval set according to the transmission interval data received by the receiving unit 125. The control unit 123 updates the change amount threshold set according to the threshold data received by the receiving unit 125.

  The time measuring means 126 continuously measures the elapsed time from the reference time and generates elapsed time data indicating the elapsed time. The control unit 123 instructs the transmission unit 124 to transmit the measurement attribute data according to the transmission interval based on the elapsed time indicated by the elapsed time data generated by the time measuring unit 126.

  The transmission unit 127 transmits the transmission interval for the measurement device 11 generated by the control unit 123 according to the transmission interval data received by the reception unit 125 from the server device 13 when the reception unit 121 receives the measurement attribute data from the measurement device 11. Data is transmitted to the measuring device 11.

  The server device 13 is realized by a general server computer having a memory, a processor, and a communication interface. That is, when a processor of a general server computer performs data processing according to the program for the server device 13 stored in the memory, the server device 13 having the functional configuration described below is realized. However, the server device 13 may be configured as a so-called dedicated device.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the server device 13. The components of the server device 13 shown in FIG. 4 will be described below. The receiving unit 131 receives measurement attribute data transmitted from the relay device 12. The receiving unit 131 receives data such as growth state data and harvest state data transmitted from the terminal device 14. The growth state data is data indicating the current growth state (for example, germination, flowering, etc.) of animals and plants grown in the breeding ground FD. The harvest state data is data indicating the state (for example, yield, quality, etc.) at the time of harvest of animals and plants grown in the breeding ground FD. Both the growth state data and the harvest state data are input to the terminal device 14 by the administrator of the breeding ground FD and transmitted from the terminal device 14 to the server device 13.

  The storage means 132 is a growth field DB (DataBase) that stores data related to the growth field FD, a measurement attribute DB that stores measurement attribute data, and an appropriate attribute that indicates an appropriate environmental attribute according to the type of animals and plants grown in the growth field FD. An appropriate attribute DB for storing data and a reference transmission interval DB for storing reference transmission interval data according to the type of animals and plants grown in the breeding ground FD are stored. The reference transmission interval data is data indicating a transmission interval serving as a reference for the transmission interval used in the relay device 12.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the breeding field DB. The training field DB is a collection of records corresponding to each of the training fields FD, and the fields are [Growing field ID], [Growing field name], [Location], [Telephone number], [Animal and plant ID], [Animal and plant name]. , [Growth start date], [Growth state], [Harvest state].

  [Growing field ID] stores an ID (Identifier) for identifying the growing field FD. [Growth field name] stores data indicating the name of the breeding field FD. [Place] stores data indicating the place name of the breeding ground FD. [Telephone Number] stores the telephone number of the terminal device 14 of the manager of the breeding ground FD. [Telephone Number] may store a plurality of telephone numbers. [Animal / plant ID] stores an ID for identifying the animal or plant grown in the breeding ground FD. [Animal / plant name] stores data indicating the names of animals and plants grown in the breeding ground FD. [Growth start date] stores data indicating the date on which the growth of animals and plants is started in the breeding ground FD. [Growth state] stores the latest growth state data and data indicating the date on which the growth state data was input. [Harvest status] stores harvest status data. When animals and plants are not yet harvested, empty data is stored in [harvested state].

  The data stored in the training field DB is data that is input to the terminal device 14 by the administrator of the training field FD and transmitted from the terminal device 14 to the server device 13. The manager of the breeding ground FD operates the terminal device 14 to access the server device 13 and starts the breeding ground data registration screen on the terminal device 14, for example, when starting the cultivation of new animals and plants in the growing ground FD. The manager of the training field FD inputs the training field ID, the training field name, the location, the telephone number, the crop ID, the crop name, and the training start date on the training field data registration screen. In addition, when a change is found in the growth state of animals and plants, the manager of the growth field FD inputs the growth state after the change on the growth field data registration screen. The manager of the breeding ground FD inputs the state (harvested state) of the harvested animals and plants on the breeding ground data registration screen after harvesting the animals and plants. The data input on the training field data registration screen is transmitted from the terminal device 14 to the server device 13 and stored in the training field DB.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the measurement attribute DB. The measurement attribute DB is a database that stores measurement attribute data transmitted from the relay device 12. The measurement attribute data transmitted from the relay device 12 includes the ID of the breeding field FD (growth field ID) where the measurement device 11 that generated the measurement attribute data is installed, and the type of the measurement device 11 (measurement device type). Data indicating the ID (measuring device ID) of the measuring device 11 and the time (measurement time) when the environmental attribute indicated by the measurement attribute data is measured is added. The measurement attribute DB is a collection of measurement attribute tables corresponding to the measurement device ID. The measurement attribute table is a collection of records corresponding to measurement attribute data, and includes [measurement time] and [measurement attribute] as fields. [Measurement time] stores data indicating the measurement time added to the measurement attribute data. [Measurement attribute] stores environment attribute data.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the appropriate attribute DB. The appropriate attribute DB is a collection of appropriate attribute tables according to the types of various animals and plants that may be cultivated in any of the breeding grounds FD. The appropriate attribute table is a collection of records corresponding to each growth stage of animals and plants, and includes [Growth stage], [Growth state], [Number of days], and [Appropriate attribute] as fields.

  [Growth Stage] stores data indicating names for identifying the growth stages of animals and plants. [Growth state] stores data indicating the growth state of animals and plants according to the growth stage. [Days] stores data indicating the number of days according to the growth stage, that is, the standard number of days in which animals and plants are maintained in the growth stage of interest. [Appropriate attribute] stores appropriate attribute data corresponding to the growth stage. The appropriate attribute data indicates, for example, an upper limit value, an optimum value, and a lower limit value of environmental attributes suitable for the growth of animals and plants in the target growth stage.

  FIG. 8 shows the number of days ([Days]) from the start date of growth, with the upper limit value, optimum value, and lower limit value of the environmental attribute indicated by the appropriate attribute data stored in the appropriate attribute DB for a certain type of animal and plant as the vertical axis. The number of days indicated by the data stored in is added to the horizontal axis). As shown in FIG. 8, the range of appropriate environmental attributes varies depending on the type of animals and plants and the growth stage of animals and plants.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the reference transmission interval DB. The reference transmission interval DB is a collection of records corresponding to various types of animals and plants that may be cultivated in any of the breeding fields FD, and includes [Animal and plant ID], [Animal and plant name], and [Measurement device type] as fields. , [Reference transmission interval].

  [Measurement device type] stores data indicating the type of the measurement device that measures the environmental attribute to be measured according to the flora and fauna. [Measurement device type] may store a plurality of data. [Reference transmission interval] stores reference transmission interval data corresponding to the type of measuring device. The reference transmission interval data indicates a transmission interval used in the relay device 12 when the environmental attribute indicated by the latest measurement attribute data is near the optimum value indicated by the appropriate attribute data.

  The above is the description of the data stored in the storage unit 132. Returning to FIG. 4, the description of the components of the server device 13 will be continued. The measurement attribute acquisition unit 133 reads out and acquires measurement attribute data required by the determination unit 136 or the appropriate attribute generation unit 139 from the measurement attribute DB.

  The growth stage acquisition unit 134 acquires growth stage data indicating the current growth stage of animals and plants in the breeding ground FD designated by the appropriate attribute acquisition unit 135. Specifically, the growth stage acquisition unit 134 reads a record corresponding to the designated growth field FD from the growth field DB (FIG. 5), and acquires the growth state data stored in [Growth state]. .

  However, since the manager of the growth field FD may have neglected to update the growth condition data, the growth condition data stored in the growth field DB is not always the latest. Therefore, the growth stage acquisition means 134 sets the [growing state] and [days] in the proper attribute table (according to the animals and plants grown in the designated breeding ground FD) included in the proper attribute DB (FIG. 7). In light of the stored data, it is determined whether or not the data stored in [Growth state] of the record read from the breeding field DB is valid. When the growth stage acquisition means 134 determines that the data stored in the [Growth state] of the record read from the growth field DB is not valid, the [Growth start date] and [Growth of the corresponding record in the growth field DB are determined. The growth of animals and plants grown in the designated breeding ground FD based on the data stored in [Status] and the data stored in [Growth status] and [Days] of the corresponding record in the appropriate attribute DB The state is estimated, and growth state data indicating the estimated growth state is generated.

  The growth stage acquisition unit 134 delivers the growth state data acquired or generated as described above to the appropriate attribute acquisition unit 135.

  The appropriate attribute acquisition means 135 is responsive to the growth state data delivered from the growth stage acquisition means 134 from the appropriate attribute table (according to the animals and plants grown on the breeding ground FD) included in the appropriate attribute DB (FIG. 7). The appropriate attribute data stored in [Appropriate attribute] of the read record is acquired.

  The determining unit 136 determines an appropriate transmission interval and a change amount threshold corresponding to the environmental attribute indicated by the measurement attribute data newly received by the receiving unit 131. Specifically, the determination unit 136 receives the latest measurement attribute data from the measurement attribute acquisition unit 133, and receives appropriate attribute data according to the current stage of growing plants and animals from the appropriate attribute acquisition unit 135. The determination unit 136 determines which of the following (1) to (5) the environmental attribute indicated by the measurement attribute data is in light of the value indicated by the appropriate attribute data.

(1) A value that matches the optimum value, or closer to the optimum value than both the upper limit value and the lower limit value.
(2) A value less than or equal to the upper limit value and closer to the upper limit value than the optimum value.
(3) A value that is greater than or equal to the lower limit value and closer to the lower limit value than the optimum value.
(4) A value exceeding the upper limit.
(5) Value exceeding the lower limit.

  In the case of (1), the determination unit 136 determines the reference transmission interval indicated by the data stored in the [reference transmission interval] of the corresponding record in the reference transmission interval DB (FIG. 9) as the transmission interval for the relay device 12. . Further, in the case of (1), the determination unit 136 determines, for example, one tenth of the difference between the upper limit value and the lower limit value as the change amount threshold value.

  In the case other than (1), the determination unit 136 determines, for example, half the reference transmission interval as the transmission interval for the relay device 12. In the case other than (1), the determination unit 136 determines, for example, a value of 1/20 of the difference between the upper limit value and the lower limit value as the change amount threshold value.

  As a result of the above, depending on whether or not the environmental attribute in the current breeding ground FD is in the vicinity of the optimum environmental attribute corresponding to the current growth stage of the plants and animals grown in the breeding ground FD, the relay device 12 changes to the server. The transmission frequency of the measurement attribute data to the device 13 is adjusted. Moreover, since the transmission interval for the measuring device 11 changes in conjunction with the transmission interval for the relay device 12, the transmission frequency of the measurement attribute data from the measuring device 11 to the relay device 12 is also adjusted at the same time.

  When the reception unit 131 receives the measurement attribute data, the transmission unit 137 transmits transmission interval data indicating the transmission interval determined by the determination unit 136 and threshold data indicating the change amount threshold determined by the determination unit 136 to the relay device 12. Send.

  The harvest state acquisition unit 138 extracts a record corresponding to the type of the specified animal or plant from the breeding field DB (FIG. 5) in response to a request from the appropriate attribute generation unit 139, and sets the harvested state in the extracted record. The stored harvest state data is delivered to the appropriate attribute generation means 139.

  The appropriate attribute generation means 139 relates to a certain type of animals and plants in the harvested state (yield, quality, etc.) of animals and plants grown in various breeding grounds FD in the past, and environmental attributes measured during the growth of the animals and plants. Based on this, appropriate attribute data relating to the type of animals and plants is generated. Specifically, the appropriate attribute generation unit 139 receives, for example, harvest state data regarding a target type of flora and fauna from the harvest state acquisition unit 138 every elapse of a predetermined time, and the animals and plants corresponding to the received harvest state data are bred. The measured attribute data generated during the growing period of the animals and plants in the breeding ground FD is received from the measured attribute acquisition means 133. The appropriate attribute generation unit 139 specifies the degree of influence of the environmental attribute indicated by the measurement attribute data on the harvest state indicated by the harvest state data by a known statistical analysis method, and generates appropriate attribute data.

  When new appropriate attribute data is generated by the appropriate attribute generation unit 139, the appropriate attribute data stored in the appropriate attribute DB (FIG. 7) is updated with the new appropriate attribute data.

  The terminal device 14 is a general terminal device that can communicate with the server device 13 via the mobile phone network 8. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the terminal device 14. The components of the terminal device 14 shown in FIG. 10 will be described below. The receiving unit 141 receives various data (such as data indicating a growth field data registration screen) from the server device 13. The display unit 142 displays a screen according to the data received by the receiving unit 141.

  The operation means 143 receives input operations of various data (growth state data and the like) performed by the manager of the breeding ground FD that uses the terminal device 14. The transmission unit 144 transmits the data received by the operation unit 143 to the server device 13.

  The above is the configuration of the breeding ground monitoring system 1. Then, operation | movement of the breeding ground monitoring system 1 is demonstrated. FIG. 11A and FIG. 11B are diagrams showing a sequence of processing performed by the breeding ground monitoring system 1. First, the measuring device 11 measures the environmental attribute of the measurement target (step S102) every time the set measurement interval elapses (step S101; “Yes”). Subsequently, the measurement device 11 stores measurement attribute data indicating the measurement result (step S103).

  The measuring device 11 determines whether or not the set transmission interval has elapsed (step S104). When the transmission interval has elapsed (step S104; “Yes”), the measurement device 11 transmits the stored untransmitted measurement attribute data to the relay device 12 (step S105). On the other hand, when the transmission interval has not elapsed (step S104; “No”), the measuring apparatus 11 returns the process to step S101.

  The relay device 12 stores the measurement attribute data received from the measurement device 11 in step S105 (step S106). Subsequently, the relay device 12 transmits transmission interval data indicating a transmission interval of 1/10 of the transmission interval set in the relay device 12 at that time to the measuring device 11 (step S107). The measuring device 11 updates the set transmission interval according to the transmission interval data received from the relay device 12 (step S108). Thereafter, the measuring device 11 returns the process to step S101.

  The relay device 12 has a difference between the environmental attributes indicated by the latest measurement attribute data before and after receiving new measurement attribute data from the measurement device 11 in step S105, that is, the change amount of the environment attribute is equal to or less than the set change amount threshold value. It is determined whether or not (step S109). When the change amount of the environmental attribute is equal to or less than the change amount threshold (step S109; “Yes”), the relay device 12 determines whether or not the set transmission interval has passed (step S110). When the transmission interval has not elapsed (step S110; “No”), the relay apparatus 12 returns the process to the process before step S106 and waits for transmission of the measurement attribute data from the measurement apparatus 11.

  When the transmission interval has elapsed (step S110; “Yes”), the relay device 12 transmits the stored untransmitted measurement attribute data to the server device 13 (step S111). If the change amount of the environmental attribute is not less than or equal to the change amount threshold value in the determination in step S109 (step S109; “No”), the relay apparatus 12 stores the untransmitted measurement attribute stored without performing the determination in step S110. Data is transmitted to the server device 13 (step S111).

  The server device 13 stores the measurement attribute data received from the relay device 12 (step S112). Subsequently, the server device 13 determines a transmission interval and a change amount threshold for the relay device 12 based on the latest measurement attribute data (step S113). The server device 13 transmits transmission interval data indicating the determined transmission interval and threshold data indicating the change amount threshold value to the relay device 12 (step S114). After that, the server device 13 returns the process to before step S112, and waits for transmission of the measurement attribute data from the relay device 12.

  The relay device 12 updates the set transmission interval and change amount threshold according to the received transmission interval data and threshold data (step S115). Thereafter, the relay device 12 returns the process to step S106 and waits for transmission of measurement attribute data from the measurement device 11.

  As described above, according to the breeding ground monitoring system 1, the frequency of data transmission from the measuring apparatus 11 to the relay apparatus 12 and the server apparatus from the relay apparatus 12 according to the type of animals and plants grown in the breeding ground FD. The transmission frequency of data to 13 is adjusted appropriately. Specifically, for example, in a period in which the environmental attribute of the breeding ground FD is stable in the vicinity of the optimum value in the growth of animals and plants, the measuring apparatus 11 transfers to the relay apparatus 12 or the relay apparatus compared to other periods. The frequency of data transmission from 12 to the server device 13 is kept low. As a result, the power consumption of the measuring device 11 and the communication fee associated with the communication between the relay device 12 and the server device 13 are reduced.

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The breeding ground monitoring system 1 described above is an embodiment of the present invention, and can be variously modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Examples of these modifications are shown below. Two or more of the above-described embodiments and the following modifications may be combined as appropriate.

(1) In the above-described embodiment, as an example of a rule related to the transmission timing of measurement attribute data from the measurement device 11 to the relay device 12, a rule that the measurement attribute data is transmitted when a transmission interval has passed is used as a trigger. Has been. In the above-described embodiment, as an example of the rule regarding the transmission timing of the measurement attribute data from the relay device 12 to the server device 13, it is triggered that the transmission interval elapses or the change amount of the environmental attribute exceeds the threshold value. As a rule, the measurement attribute data is transmitted. The rules regarding the transmission timing of the measurement attribute data are not limited to these, and other rules may be adopted.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the determination unit 136 determines the rule regarding the transmission timing of the measurement attribute data from the relay device 12 to the server device 13 based on the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data, and the relay device 12 to the server device 13. The rule regarding the transmission timing of the measurement attribute data for is determined. Instead of this, or in addition, a configuration may be employed in which the determination unit 136 determines a rule regarding the measurement timing of the environmental attribute by the measurement device 11 based on the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data. In this case, for example, the determination unit 136 generates measurement interval data indicating an appropriate measurement interval based on the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data. The measurement interval data generated in the server device 13 is transmitted to the measurement device 11 via the relay device 12, and is used for updating the measurement interval in the measurement device 11.

(3) When a plurality of measurement devices 11 of the same type are installed in the same breeding field FD, the determination unit 136 measures the environmental attribute among the plurality of measurement devices 11 of the same type based on the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data. A configuration for determining a rule regarding selection of the measuring device 11 may be employed. In this case, for example, data indicating the arrangement position of the measuring device 11 installed in the growth field FD is stored in the growth field DB (FIG. 5). And the determination means 136 determines the number of the suitable measuring devices 11 which should measure an environmental attribute, for example based on measurement attribute data and appropriate attribute data. Subsequently, the determining unit 136 selects the determined number of measuring devices 11 as the measuring devices 11 to be operated so that the arrangement positions in the growth field FD are not close to each other. Data indicating the measurement target device 11 selected in the server device 13 is transmitted to the relay device 12. According to the data received from the server device 13, the relay device 12 causes the measurement device 11 that is an operation target to measure the environment attribute, and stops the measurement device 11 that is not the operation target from measuring the environment attribute.

(4) In the case where the measurement device 11 can measure the environment attribute with different accuracy, the determination unit 136 determines a rule regarding selection of the measurement accuracy of the environment attribute by the measurement device 11 based on the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data. May be adopted. In this case, for example, the determination unit 136 determines an appropriate measurement accuracy range based on the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data, and generates measurement accuracy data indicating the determined measurement accuracy range. The measurement accuracy data generated in the server device 13 is transmitted to the measurement device 11 via the relay device 12 and is used for selection of the measurement accuracy in the measurement device 11.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, appropriate attribute data according to the growth state of animals and plants grown in the breeding ground FD is used for the determination of the transmission interval and the change amount threshold by the determining unit 136. Instead of or in addition to this, appropriate attribute data corresponding to the current time in one day or one year may be used. In this case, the appropriate attribute DB (FIG. 7) has appropriate attribute data that varies depending on the time of day (for example, nighttime, daytime, etc.) or the time of year (for example, spring, summer, autumn, winter, etc.). Is stored. The server device 13 includes time acquisition means for acquiring time data indicating the current time. The determining unit 136 reads and uses appropriate attribute data corresponding to the current time indicated by the time data acquired by the time acquiring unit from the appropriate attribute DB in determining a transmission interval or the like.

(6) A configuration in which the determining unit 136 determines the transmission interval and the change amount threshold based on the weather attribute in the breeding ground FD may be employed. In this case, the server device 13 includes, for example, weather attribute acquisition means for acquiring weather attribute data indicating a weather attribute (for example, an expected value) in the breeding ground FD from a server device that distributes weather information. The determination unit 136 determines an appropriate transmission interval and a change amount threshold based on the weather attribute data acquired by the weather attribute acquisition unit in addition to the measurement attribute data and the appropriate attribute data. For example, the determination unit 136 determines whether or not the environmental attribute of the current breeding ground FD is near the optimum value when the weather attribute data indicates a prediction of a rapid temperature change, or when the arrival of a typhoon or the like. First, the transmission frequency of the measurement attribute data is increased by reducing the transmission interval and the change amount threshold.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the appropriate attribute generation unit 139 generates new appropriate attribute data regardless of the existing appropriate attribute data. Instead, a configuration may be employed in which the appropriate attribute generation unit 139 generates new appropriate attribute data by adjusting existing appropriate attribute data based on the harvest state data and the measured attribute data.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, a configuration in which the relay device 12 performs part of the processing performed by the server device 13 may be employed. A configuration in which the server device 13 or the measurement device 11 performs part of the processing performed by the relay device 12 may be employed.

(9) Various uses of the measurement attribute data that the server apparatus 13 receives from the measurement apparatus 11 via the relay apparatus 12 can be considered. For example, the measurement attribute data may be used for notifying managers of the breeding ground FD of advice for improving the yield and quality of the plants and animals being grown. In this case, for example, when the current environmental attribute of the breeding ground FD deviates from the optimal value, the server device 13 generates a message that advises the user to take measures to bring the environmental attribute close to the optimal value, and The data is transmitted to the terminal device 14 of the FD manager.

  Further, for example, the measurement attribute data may be used for notifying the manager of the breeding ground FD of the abnormality of the environmental attribute in the breeding ground FD. In this case, for example, the server device 13 has been measured in the past when the environmental attribute measured at a certain breeding field FD deviates from the environmental attribute measured at a neighboring breeding field FD or in the past. When it deviates from the environmental attribute predicted based on the environmental attribute or the like, a message for giving a warning to that effect is generated and transmitted to the terminal device 14 of the manager of the breeding ground FD.

  In addition, when an environment management device such as an air conditioner that manages the environmental attributes of the breeding ground FD is installed in the breeding ground FD, measurement attribute data may be used for controlling those environmental management devices. In this case, for example, the server device 13 generates and transmits control data for the environment management device so that the environment management device operates so as to bring the environment attribute of the breeding ground FD closer to the optimum value. The environment management device operates according to the control data received from the server device 13 and brings the environment attribute of the breeding ground FD close to the optimum value.

(10) In the embodiment described above, the transmission interval for the measuring device 11 is determined based on the transmission interval for the relay device 12. Instead of this, for example, the determination unit 136 may determine the transmission interval for the measuring device 11 regardless of the transmission interval for the relay device 12.

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Claims (10)

A measurement device that measures environmental attributes of a plant and animal breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating measurement results, a relay device that receives measurement attribute data generated by the measurement device and transmits the measurement attribute data to the server device, and the server device An apparatus for a system comprising:
Appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants,
Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring measurement attribute data indicating an environmental attribute generated by the measurement device;
Determining means for determining a rule regarding the transmission timing of the measurement attribute data from the relay device to the server device based on the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition unit and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition unit; Equipment provided. A measurement device that measures environmental attributes of a plant and animal breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating measurement results, a relay device that receives measurement attribute data generated by the measurement device and transmits the measurement attribute data to the server device, and the server device An apparatus for a system comprising:
Appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants,
Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring measurement attribute data indicating an environmental attribute generated by the measurement device;
Determining means for determining a rule regarding the transmission timing of the measurement attribute data from the measurement device to the relay device based on the appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition unit and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition unit; Equipment provided. A measurement device that measures environmental attributes of a plant and animal breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating measurement results, a relay device that receives measurement attribute data generated by the measurement device and transmits the measurement attribute data to the server device, and the server device An apparatus for a system comprising:
Appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants,
Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring measurement attribute data indicating an environmental attribute generated by the measurement device;
An apparatus comprising: determining means for determining a rule regarding measurement timing of environmental attributes by the measuring device based on appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquiring means and measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquiring means. The determination means indicates the threshold when data is transmitted with a change in environmental attribute exceeding a threshold as a trigger, or the time when data is transmitted with a time as a trigger. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rule is determined. A plurality of measuring devices that measure environmental attributes of animal and plant breeding grounds and generate measurement attribute data indicating measurement results; a relay device that receives the measurement attribute data generated by the plurality of measuring devices and transmits the data to the server device; A device for a system comprising the server device,
Appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants,
Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring measurement attribute data indicating an environment attribute generated by any of the plurality of measurement devices;
Determination to determine a rule regarding selection of a measurement device that measures an environmental attribute among the plurality of measurement devices, based on the proper attribute data acquired by the proper attribute acquisition unit and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition unit A device comprising: A measurement device that measures environmental attributes of a plant and animal breeding ground and generates measurement attribute data indicating measurement results, a relay device that receives measurement attribute data generated by the measurement device and transmits the measurement attribute data to the server device, and the server device An apparatus for a system comprising:
Appropriate attribute acquisition means for acquiring appropriate attribute data indicating environmental attributes suitable for the growth of the animals and plants,
Measurement attribute acquisition means for acquiring measurement attribute data indicating an environmental attribute generated by the measurement device;
An apparatus comprising: determination means for determining a rule relating to selection of measurement accuracy of environmental attributes by the measurement device based on appropriate attribute data acquired by the appropriate attribute acquisition means and measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition means. Comprising growth stage acquisition means for acquiring growth stage data indicating the stage of growth of the animals and plants,
The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the appropriate attribute acquisition unit acquires the appropriate attribute data according to a growth stage indicated by the growth stage data acquired by the growth stage acquisition unit. A time acquisition means for acquiring time data indicating the current time;
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the appropriate attribute acquisition unit acquires the appropriate attribute data according to a current time indicated by time data acquired by the time acquisition unit for one day or one year. Comprising weather attribute acquisition means for acquiring weather attribute data indicating weather attributes in the breeding ground,
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the rule based on weather attribute data acquired by the weather attribute acquisition unit. The system receives a measurement attribute data generated by the measurement device and a measurement device that generates measurement attribute data indicating the measurement result by measuring an environmental attribute of the growth location with respect to each of the plurality of the growth sites. A relay device for transmitting to the device,
For each of the plurality of breeding grounds, harvest state obtaining means for obtaining harvest state data indicating a state at the time of harvesting the animals and plants in the breeding ground,
Based on the harvest state data acquired by the harvest state acquisition unit and the measurement attribute data acquired by the measurement attribute acquisition unit regarding the animals and plants harvested in the state indicated by the harvest state data, the appropriate attribute data is generated. An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, comprising attribute generation means.

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